Vocabulary

What does 招き (まねき, maneki) mean?

招き (まねき, maneki) means invitation, beckoning.

Quick facts
Readingまねき
Romajimaneki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
まねき
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmaneki

invitation, beckoning

  1. 1noun invitation

Example sentences

  • I attended a banquet at the invitation of a business partner.

  • I visited his house at my friend's invitation.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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