招致|しょうちshouchi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbinvitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 招致する(しょうちする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 招致します(しょうちします) |
| Negative (nai) | 招致しない(しょうちしない) |
| polite (masen) | 招致しません(しょうちしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 招致せず・招致せぬ(しょうちせず・しょうちせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 招致した(しょうちした) |
| polite (mashita) | 招致しました(しょうちしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 招致しなかった(しょうちしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 招致しませんでした(しょうちしませんでした) |
| Te form | 招致して(しょうちして) |
| Potential | 招致できる(しょうちできる) |
| Passive | 招致される(しょうちされる) |
| Causative | 招致させる(しょうちさせる) |
| Causative passive | 招致させられる(しょうちさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 招致すれば(しょうちすれば) |
| tara | 招致したら(しょうちしたら) |
| Volitional | 招致しよう(しょうちしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 招致しましょう(しょうちしましょう) |
| Imperative | 招致しろ(しょうちしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym招請しょうせいFormalFormal word for solemnly inviting someone to come, such as foreign guests, experts or lecturers; 「招致」 leans toward bidding for events or attracting companies.
- Synonym招待しょうたいNeutralInviting guests and treating them to hospitality, as in 「パーティーに招待」; centered on guests and common in everyday use.
- Related召集しょうしゅうFormalFormal, for convening a parliament or calling up troops; implies a superior ordering people to assemble.
- Related招きまねきNeutralInviting and entertaining guests; often seen in 「お招きいただく」, where the politeness comes from the phrasing. More everyday than 「招致」.
- Related勧誘かんゆうNeutralPersuading someone to join an organization or buy something, as in 「保険の勧誘」; used in both speech and writing, and leans toward sales pitches.
- Related誘いさそいNeutralColloquial, for inviting someone or tempting them, as in 「誘いを断る」; leans toward private, personal invitations.
- Related招集しょうしゅうFormalFormal, for convening members for a meeting, as in 「会議を招集」; leans toward groups and organizations.
- Related招来しょうらいWrittenWritten style, for bringing about a result, as in 「危機を招来」; 「招致」 can also mean this but more often refers to bidding for events.
Use 「招致」 for bidding to host an event like 「五輪招致」, attracting companies or talent as in 「企業招致」, and for bringing about a result. To invite guests, say 「招待」; for a solemn, formal invitation, 「招請」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


