Kanji Dictionary

Vocabulary

招くmanekuto invitegodan, verb, vtrans

beckon, invite, summon, engage
Readings: shou, mane.ku
Main radical: 手 (64) Strokes: 8 picture (png) | animation (svg) | table (svg)

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Verb is godan, transitive

		positive	negative
present indicative	plain	maneku	manekanai
present indicative	polite	manekimasu	manekimasen
present progressive	plain	maneite iru	maneite inai
present progressive	polite	maneite imasu	maneite imasen
past indicative	plain	maneita	manekanakatta
past indicative	polite	manekimashita	manekimasen deshita
presumptive	plain	manekou maneku darou	manekanai darou
presumptive	polite	manekimashou maneku deshou	manekanai deshou
past presumptive	plain	maneitarou maneita darou	manekanakatta darou
past presumptive	polite	maneita deshou	manekanakatta deshou
imperative	plain	maneke	maneku na
imperative	polite	maneite kudasai	manekanaide kudasai
provisional	plain	manekeba	manekanakereba
conditional	plain	maneitara	manekanakattara
conditional	polite	manekimashitara	manekimasen deshitara
potential	plain	manekeru	manekenai
potential	polite	manekemasu	manekemasen
causative	plain	manekaseru
past causative	plain	manekaseta
passive	plain	manekareru
past passive	plain	manekareta
passive causative	plain	manekaserareru manekasareru
past passive causative	plain	manekaserareta
desiderative	plain	manekitai
past desiderative	plain	manekitakatta
gerundium		maneite