招まねく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to invite; to ask
Thank you for inviting me!
2. to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
She beckoned me over with her hand.
3. to call in; to send for; to summon
The company called in an outside expert.
4. to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
Please stop using that misleading expression.
Kanji used
beckon
Pitch accent
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Top 1700
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
Examples (53 in total)
If I am invited, I must go.
Idleness leads to failure.
I was invited to her birthday party.
Old friends were invited to the reception.
He invited me to his house.
Everyone except me was invited.
Thank you for inviting me!
She beckoned me over with her hand.
If I caused a misunderstanding, I apologize.
Thank you for inviting me.
Do you have guests for dinner?
They brought trouble on themselves.
The company called in an outside expert.
He invited me to lunch.
I'd like to have Tom and Mary over for dinner.
It was the increase in population that caused the poverty.
The bad weather caused many accidents.
I called my neighbors over for dinner.
He was responsible for the car accident.
This led to unexpected results.
He invited me to dinner.
Thank you very much for inviting me.
I am grateful to you for inviting me to the party.
Thank you for inviting us today.
They invited me to dinner.
Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party.
His behavior aroused my suspicions.
We also plan to invite royalty from other countries.
Their decision will bring about serious consequences.
He raised his hand and beckoned me to come over.
My mistake incurred his anger.
We are going to invite Jane and Ellen.
You can invite any person you like.
The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.
We invited a famous writer as the speaker for the lecture.
The neon sign shone as if to invite us.
You may invite any person you like.
This was caused by your mismanagement in the first place.
That doctrine will no doubt lead to serious consequences.
We're having five guests tonight.
Well, that would be wise to avoid causing confusion.
When that happens, you naturally want to bring craftsmen into your own country.
He kept making one misleading remark after another.
All the guests were touched by her hospitality.
We have to live with the consequences of our actions.
Please stop using that misleading expression.
And Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
She invited two of her classmates, Jane and Mary.
That's why the responsibility for bringing about the current situation lies entirely with me.
He opened his fist and beckoned the men with his fingers.
We can't carelessly encroach on their business and provoke a backlash.
But, well, I have no plans to call you in for advice for the time being.
Men must not dress in black and white clothes because it is said that this brings bad luck.