招く
まねく
☆ Godan verb with 'ku' ending
☆ kind. vt
◆ to invite, to ask
私たちはジェーンとエレンを招くつもりだ。
We are going to invite Jane and Ellen.
私たちを招くようにネオンサインが輝いていた。
The neon sign shone as if to invite us.
◆ 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