招請・召請|しょうせいshousei[0]heiban (flat)

Common
しょうじょうshoujouちょうしょうchoushou
Which spelling to use
招請招請 is the more common written form and is the recommended choice for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
召請召請 is a less common written variant of 招請, so beginners should use 招請 instead when choosing between these forms.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbinvitation
Conjugation
Dictionary form招請する(しょうせいする)
Polite (masu)招請します(しょうせいします)
Negative (nai)招請しない(しょうせいしない)
polite (masen)招請しません(しょうせいしません)
classical zu / nu招請せず・招請せぬ(しょうせいせず・しょうせいせぬ)
Past (ta)招請した(しょうせいした)
polite (mashita)招請しました(しょうせいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)招請しなかった(しょうせいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)招請しませんでした(しょうせいしませんでした)
Te form招請して(しょうせいして)
Potential招請できる(しょうせいできる)
Passive招請される(しょうせいされる)
Causative招請させる(しょうせいさせる)
Causative passive招請させられる(しょうせいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)招請すれば(しょうせいすれば)
tara招請したら(しょうせいしたら)
Volitional招請しよう(しょうせいしよう)
polite (mashou)招請しましょう(しょうせいしましょう)
Imperative招請しろ(しょうせいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym招待しょうたいNeutralEveryday word for inviting and entertaining guests; the most common choice, while 「招請」 is formal and mostly for foreign dignitaries or experts.
  • Synonym招きまねきNeutralNative-Japanese noun for inviting; usually as 「お招き」, a polite way to speak of being invited. 「招請」 stays formal and official.
  • SynonymインビテーションNeutralLoanword for an invitation or the invitation card itself; typical of banquets and weddings. 「招請」 is formal written usage.
  • Related勧誘かんゆうNeutralMeans soliciting — urging someone to join an organization or buy something. 「招請」 invites people to come, not to join or purchase.
  • Related誘いさそいCasualColloquial word for a personal invitation or ask-out, also temptation. 「招請」 is formal and official.
  • Relatedお呼びおよびCasualColloquial word for being called or sent for; often in 「お呼びでない」. For officially inviting experts or dignitaries, 「招請」 is the term.

Use 「招請」 for formally inviting foreign dignitaries or experts, as in 「招請状」 or 「専門家を招請する」. For everyday entertaining pick 「招待」, politely 「お招き」; casual asks are 「誘い」, recruiting or sales pitches 「勧誘」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 頼たのんで来きてもらうこと。
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