招来

See also: 招來

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 招来 – see 招來 (“to solicit; to canvass; to recruit; to attract”).
(This term, 招来, is the simplified form of 招來.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
招 来
しょう
Grade: 5
らい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
招來 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/seurai/ → /ɕeurai/ → /ɕoːrai/

From Middle Chinese compound 招來/招来 (tsyew loj, literally “beckon + come”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょーらい [shòóráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɾa̠i]

Noun

招(しょう)来(らい) • (shōrai) ←せうらい (seurai)?

  1. invitation
  2. bringing about

Verb

招(しょう)来(らい)する • (shōrai suru) suru (stem 招(しょう)来(らい)し (shōrai shi), past 招(しょう)来(らい)した (shōrai shita))

  1. invite
  2. bring about, give rise to, cause

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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