招く
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The ubiquitous maneki neko.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 招 |
| まね Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「招く」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
招く | まねく | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 招け | まねけ | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 招かれる | まねかれる | |
| Causative | 招かせる | まねかせる | |
| Potential | 招ける | まねける | |
| Volitional | 招こう | まねこー | |
| Negative | 招かない | まねかない | |
| Negative perfective | 招かなかった | まねかなかった | |
| Formal | 招きます | まねきます | |
| Perfective | 招いた | まねいた | |
| Conjunctive | 招いて | まねいて | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 招けば | まねけば | |
Verb
招く • (maneku) transitive godan (stem 招き (maneki), past 招いた (maneita))
- to beckon
- to incur, to invite, to lead to, to bring about
Conjugation
Conjugation of "招く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 招か | まねか | maneka |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 招き | まねき | maneki |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 招く | まねく | maneku |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 招く | まねく | maneku |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 招け | まねけ | maneke |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 招け | まねけ | maneke |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 招かれる | まねかれる | manekareru |
| Causative | 招かせる 招かす |
まねかせる まねかす |
manekaseru manekasu |
| Potential | 招ける | まねける | manekeru |
| Volitional | 招こう | まねこう | manekō |
| Negative | 招かない | まねかない | manekanai |
| Negative continuative | 招かず | まねかず | manekazu |
| Formal | 招きます | まねきます | manekimasu |
| Perfective | 招いた | まねいた | maneita |
| Conjunctive | 招いて | まねいて | maneite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 招けば | まねけば | manekeba |
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 招か | まねか | maneka |
| Continuative (連用形) | 招き | まねき | maneki |
| Terminal (終止形) | 招く | まねく | maneku |
| Attributive (連体形) | 招く | まねく | maneku |
| Realis (已然形) | 招け | まねけ | maneke |
| Imperative (命令形) | 招け | まねけ | maneke |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 招かず | まねかず | manekazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 招けど | まねけど | manekedo |
| Causal conjunction | 招けば | まねけば | manekeba |
| Conditional conjunction | 招かば | まねかば | manekaba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 招きき | まねきき | manekiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 招きけり | まねきけり | manekikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 招きつ | まねきつ | manekitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 招きぬ | まねきぬ | manekinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 招けり 招きたり |
まねけり まねきたり |
manekeri manekitari |
| Volitional | 招かむ | まねかむ | manekamu |