Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
beckon, invite, summon, engage
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
840 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 招請 【ショウセイ】 invitation
  • 招集 【ショウシュウ】 call, summons, convening, convocation

Kun reading compounds

  • 招く 【まねく】 to invite, to ask, to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to, to call in, to send for, to summon, to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhao1
Korean:
cho, gyo

Spanish

  • invitar
  • convocar

Portuguese

  • aceno
  • convidar
  • encontro
  • empenhar

French

  • inviter
  • faire signe
  • appeler
  • éveiller (attention)
814 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
735 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
712 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
747 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1882 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
565 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.13 Japanese for Busy People
455 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
462 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
696 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
874 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
374 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
236 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
281 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
657 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11968 Morohashi
316 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2124 New Nelson (John Haig)
650 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
702 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
687 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1377 2001 Kanji
3c5.22 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
5706.2 Four corner code
1-30-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62db Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
banquet, feast, party
Kun:
うたげ
On:
エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1675 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 宴 【ウタゲ】 party, banquet, feast
  • 宴会 【エンカイ】 party, banquet, reception, feast, dinner
  • 饗宴 【キョウエン】 feast, banquet
  • 開宴 【カイエン】 opening of a banquet, opening of a wedding reception

Kun reading compounds

  • 宴 【うたげ】 party, banquet, feast
  • 花見の宴 【はなみのうたげ】 cherry blossom viewing party

Readings

Japanese names:
うた、 やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan4
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • banquete
  • fiesta

Portuguese

  • banquete
  • festa

French

  • banquet
  • fête
  • réception (party)
  • repos
1025 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1304 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1304 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1301 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1211 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1437 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
640 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
650 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
849 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
479 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2825 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1456 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1961 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
194 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7166 Morohashi
2271 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1332 New Nelson (John Haig)
191 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
203 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1324 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
769 2001 Kanji
3m7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
3040.4 Four corner code
1-17-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bb4 Unicode hex code