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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