# 招 — invite; beckon

招 means “invite; beckon”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). Kun'yomi: まね(く) (maneku). You'll see it in words such as 招き (maneki, “invitation”).

- Meaning: invite; beckon
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: まね(く) (maneku)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Doing & acting

## How to remember 招

Sounds like 召: both read ショウ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 召 summon

## Words with 招

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 招き | まねき (maneki) | invitation |
| 招く | まねく (maneku) | to invite; to ask |

## Don't confuse it with

[拐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abduct/) · [召](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summon/) · [昭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shining/) · [哲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/philosophy/)

## More in the “Doing & acting” set

[占](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/occupy/) · [頼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rely-on/) · [努](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/strive/) · [救](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/save/) · [招](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/invite/) · [探](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/look-for/)

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