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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 36

招 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

invite; beckon

On: ショウshou
Kun: まねくmaneku

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

招8 strokes

How to write 招: stroke order

招 has 8 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

招 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 招 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 招

The parts 招 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

扌 (手)
hand
Radical
召
summon; honorific action

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 36

箱 boxOnソウ、ショウKunはこ到 arrive; reachOnトウKunいたる頂 receive humbly; summitOnチョウ、テイKunいただく、いただき杯 cup; cupful counterOnハイKunさかずき皆 all; everyoneOnカイKunみな、みんな招 invite; beckonOnショウKunまねく寒 cold weatherOnカンKunさむい、さびしい、まずしい恥 shame; embarrassmentOnチKunはじ、はじる、はじらう疲 tireOnヒKunつかれる、つからす、づかれ貧 poorOnヒン、ビンKunまずしい