招き|まねきmaneki[3]odaka (tail-high)
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- nouninvitation
- Synonym招待しょうたいNeutralInviting and entertaining guests; works in both formal and everyday settings, as in 「招待状」「友達を家に招待する」. 「招き」 is the more native Japanese word.
- Synonym誘いさそいNeutralA casual invitation, which can also be a temptation, as in 「誘いを断る」. 「招き」 is the more formal of the two.
- Synonym招請しょうせいWrittenWritten, formal word for officially inviting foreign guests or experts, as in 「招請講演」. 「招き」 is the everyday term.
- SynonymインビテーションNeutralLoanword for an invitation or the invitation card itself; mostly at events and in business. For everyday invitations, 「招待」 or 「招き」 is the usual choice.
- Related勧誘かんゆうNeutralPersuading someone to join or buy, as in 「保険の勧誘」 — recruiting or sales talk. 「招き」 is simply inviting someone as a guest.
- Relatedお呼びおよびCasualPolite term for being called to come or being invited, as in 「お呼びがかかる」「先生のお呼び」. 「招き」 focuses on inviting someone as a guest.
「招き」 is the default for being invited as a guest (「お招きいただき」); 「招待」 is inviting and entertaining guests; 「誘い」 is a casual invitation; 「勧誘」 is recruiting or sales; 「招請」 is formal, for experts or foreign guests; インビテーション is a loanword for event invitations.
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