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招待

請待

Readings

Kana: しょうたい、しょうだい
Romaji: shōtai, shōdai
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Definition

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invitation

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 まね.く
Meanings: beckon, invite, summon, engage
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: セイ、 シン、 ショウ、 こ.う、 う.ける
Meanings: solicit, invite, ask

Example Sentences

(かれ)招待(しょうたい)したの?
➥Did you invite him?
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(わたし)(かれ)招待(しょうたい)(おう)じた。
➥I accepted his invitation.
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だれを招待(しょうたい)しようかな。
➥I wonder who to invite.
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(わたし)夕食(ゆうしょく)招待(しょうたい)された。
➥I was invited to dinner.
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(わたし)昼食(ちゅうしょく)招待(しょうたい)された。
➥I was invited to lunch.
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彼女(かのじょ)(かれ)招待(しょうたい)(ことわ)った。
➥She turned down his invitation.
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