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beckon
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingまね.く
  1. to invite
  2. to ask
  3. to beckon
  4. to wave someone in
  5. to gesture to

Popular Usage

招待

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Mnemonic (RtK)

finger · fingers · summon · seduce · sword () · dagger () · mouth ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 702

Compound words

彼は閉会式には沢山の客を待することを計画するでしょう。
He is planning on inviting a lot of guests to the closing ceremony.tatoeba
彼は親切にも私の誕生日のお祝いにいてくれた。
He was very kind to invite me to his birthday party.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

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