招く (まねく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

招く (まねく) means to invite.

See example sentences below.

招く at a glance

招く

まねくmaneku

N3verb

to invite

招くまねくmanekuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 招く

Core meaning

to invite

Basic example sentences

Example 1

友だちをパーティーに招く。

Translation

I invite friends to the party.

Example 2

この音が事故を招くこともある。

Translation

This sound can also cause accidents.

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