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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

招く

Reading

Kana: まねく
Romaji: maneku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5k
vt
1

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

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 まね.く
Meanings: beckon, invite, summon, engage

Example Sentences

怠惰(たいだ)失敗(しっぱい)(まね)く。
➥Idleness leads to failure.
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戦争(せんそう)(かなら)不幸(ふこう)(まね)く。
➥War necessarily causes unhappiness.
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(わたし)友人(ゆうじん)をみんな(まね)いた。
➥I invited all my friends.
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(かれ)(わたし)(いえ)(まね)いた。
➥He invited me to his house.
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(かれ)らは(みずか)困難(こんなん)(まね)いた。
➥They brought trouble on themselves.
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旱魃(かんばつ)食糧(しょくりょう)不足(ふそく)(まね)いた。
➥The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
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