招く
まねく
to invite, cause
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Examples
友達を家に招いた。
ともだちをいえにまねいた。
I invited friends to my house.
有名な先生を招いて話を聞いた。
ゆうめいなせんせいをまねいてはなしをきいた。
We invited a famous teacher and listened to her talk.
小さな不注意が大きな事故を招いた。
ちいさなふちゅういがおおきなじこをまねいた。
A small bit of carelessness led to a serious accident.
Common patterns
- 客を招く
- to invite guests
- 事故を招く
- to cause an accident
- 誤解を招く
- to invite misunderstanding
Memory tip
Two quite different uses share one verb: politely inviting a guest, and unintentionally bringing about a bad result (事故を招く, 誤解を招く). The second is common in news writing. Note 誘う is casually asking someone along, while 招く is more formal hosting.
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