Meaning
招き (まねき, maneki) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “invitation”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 7
黒猫は悪運を招きます。
Black cats are bad luck.
そういう発言は誤解を招きやすい。
Such a remark is open to misunderstanding.
招き猫（まねきねこ）は、前足で人を招く形をした、ネコの置物。
A "maneki-neko" is an ornament in the shape of a cat beckoning with a forepaw.
だから，大通りの十字路に行って，あなた方が見つける者をみな婚宴に招きなさい』。
Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.’
また、無闇に韓国の世論を硬化させる結果を招き、統監府からは集会、演説の禁止命令が下された。
Furthermore, as it needlessly lead to the calcification of Korean public opinions, the Korea Protection Agency prohibited meetings and public speeches.
来会者には身分を問わず公平に籤引きによって各席3－5人ずつ招き入れて名物を用いて茶を供した。
Regardless of status, attendees were impartially admitted by lottery, three to five persons per seat, and served tea using famous utensils.
また、逆に非京都圏の客人が単に「帰っておくれやす。」の意味としてだけ知っていた場合、客人の心証を害す等、余計なトラブルを招きかねないので、気心知れた相手以外には用いないことが奨められる戦略である。
Conversely, if a guest from outside Kyoto knows it only as meaning 'please go home,' it could hurt the guest's feelings and cause unnecessary trouble, so as a strategy it is recommended not to use it except with close acquaintances.