招く

まねく

to invite

N3 #6,333

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive to invite; to ask
  2. to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
  3. to call in; to send for; to summon
  4. to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in

Its kanji

In sentences

彼かれらは招まねかれなかった。 They were not invited. #8602066

昨日きのう私わたしは彼かれから食事しょくじに招まねかれた。 Yesterday, I was invited to dinner by him. #169876

ランチに招まねかれた。 I was invited to lunch. #8715763

怠惰たいだは失敗しっぱいを招まねく。 Idleness leads to failure. #137905

彼かれは私わたしを家いえに招まねいた。 He invited me to his house. #105588

戦争せんそうは必かならず不幸ふこうを招まねく。 War necessarily causes unhappiness. #141255

私わたしは彼かれを自宅じたくに招まねいた。 I invited him to my house. #153615

黒猫くろねこは悪運あくうんを招まねきます。 Black cats are bad luck. #1257348