This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

Readings

Kana: ショウ、まね.く
Romaji: shō, mane.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

beckon, invite, summon, engage

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  840
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  gyo
Chinese Reading:  zhao1
Unicode:  62db
JIS:  3E37

Indexes

Halpern Index: 316
Nelson Index: 1882
New Nelson Index: 2124
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c5.22
Four Corner Index: 5706.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 712
Gakken Index: 747
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11968
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0191
Remembering the kanji Index: 650
Busy People Index: 3.13
Kanji Flashcards Index: 565
Kodansha Compact Index: 874
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 735
Kanji in Context Index: 696
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 236
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 281
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 657
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 702
Essential Kanji Index: 679
Kodansha Kanji Index: 374
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1377
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 814
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 687

Words

招く (まねく)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to; to call in; to send for; to summon; to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
招集 (しょうしゅう)
calling or convening (a meeting, assembly, congress)
招致 (しょうち)
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
招き入れる (まねきいれる)
to invite in; to show someone in
招請 (しょうせい)
calling together; invitation
招待 (しょうたい、しょうだい)
invitation
招聘 (しょうへい)
(courteous) invitation; call; to invite (with the utmost courtesy, e.g. an expert or professor to give a lecture)
招き (まねき)
invitation
招魂 (しょうこん)
invocation of the dead
招き猫 (まねきねこ)
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
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