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旧友がレセプションに招かれた。

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旧友 レセプション 招かれた

English Translation

Old friends were invited to the reception.

Furigana

旧友(きゅうゆう)がレセプションに(まね)かれた。

Romanji

Kyūyū ga resepushon ni manekareta.

Words

旧友 (きゅうゆう)
crony; old friend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
レセプション (レセプション、リセプション)
reception
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
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

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: ショウ、 まね.く
Meanings: beckon, invite, summon, engage