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

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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
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招待

請待
しょうたい、しょうだい
invitation
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招集

しょうしゅう
calling or convening (a meeting, assembly, congress)
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招聘

招へい
しょうへい
(courteous) invitation; call; to invite (with the utmost courtesy, e.g. an expert or professor to give a lecture)
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招致

しょうち
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
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招き

まねき
invitation
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招き入れる

v1
まねきいれる
to invite in; to show someone in
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招魂

しょうこん
invocation of the dead
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招請

召請
しょうせい
calling together; invitation
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招き猫

まねきねこ
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)