8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

beckon, invite, summon, engage

Kun'yomi
  • to invite ②to beckon ③to call in ④to bring on oneself
On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 58.7%
まね 41.3%

Character Breakdown

beckon, invite, summon
ショウ まね.く (5th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
seduce, call, send for
ショウ め.す (7th, N2)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to invite ②to beckon ③to call in ④to bring on oneself
invitation ②bringing about
(courteous) invitation
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References

Unicode hex code 62DB
JIS X 0208 1-30-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1882
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2124
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 455
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 462
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.13
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 874
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 657
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c5.22
Four corner code 5706.2
De Roo Code 1377