日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsbeckon, invite, summon, engage
On'yomiショウ
Kun'yomiまね
Strokes8
Radical

Compounds

  • invitation

  • to invite, to ask, to beckon, to wave someone in

Example sentences

  • Only Takeuchi didn't accept the invitation.

  • He is probably angling for an invitation.

  • You may invite any person who wants to come.

  • In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.

  • However if you get carried away you'll risk failure so take care!

  • When the flatterer pipes, then the devil dances.

  • Thank you for inviting me to dinner.

  • Though it is true that every normal human being is able to use language, it is misleading to compare this with his ability to eat, sleep, or walk.