招

invite

JLPT N3 Grade 5 8 strokes

Kun'yomi: まね.く
On'yomi: ショウ
Radical: 手 · hand (hand (left-side radical))

招 means "invite". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read まね.く in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ショウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

招 in example sentences

招待しょうたいされた？

Shoutai sareta?

Were you invited?
ランチに招まねかれた。

Ranchi ni manekareta.

I was invited to lunch.
旧友きゅうゆうに招待しょうたいされた。

Kyuuyuu ni shoutai sareta.

I was invited by an old friend.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 招 mean?: 招 means "invite". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 招 have?: 招 is written in 8 strokes.
How is 招 read?: It is read まね.く in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ショウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 招?: 招 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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