JLPT N3 · Verb

招く (maneku)

招く (まねく, maneku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to invite; to ask”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まねく
Romaji: maneku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to invite; to ask · godan verb, transitive
to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to · godan verb, transitive
to call in; to send for; to summon · godan verb, transitive
to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

私たちはジェーンとエレンを招くつもりだ。

We are going to invite Jane and Ellen.

Tatoeba #166507

警官は人差し指で僕を招いた。

The policeman beckoned to me with his forefinger.

Tatoeba #176331

私の誤りは彼の怒りを招いた。

My mistake incurred his anger.

Tatoeba #163667

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 招く

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	招く	まねく maneku
Polite (~masu)	招きます	まねきます manekimasu
Negative	招かない	まねかない manekanai
Polite negative	招きません	まねきません manekimasen
Past	招いた	まねいた maneita
Polite past	招きました	まねきました manekimashita
Negative past	招かなかった	まねかなかった manekanakatta
Te-form	招いて	まねいて maneite
Potential	招ける	まねける manekeru
Passive	招かれる	まねかれる manekareru
Causative	招かせる	まねかせる manekaseru
Volitional	招こう	まねこう manekou
Imperative	招け	まねけ maneke
Conditional (~ba)	招けば	まねけば manekeba

Kanji in 招く

招

beckon, invite, summonショウ・まね.く · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 招く.

招待しょうたいinvitation招きまねきinvitation

Source: JMdict entry 1349590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.