しょ

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. invitation, summons, bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics), calling.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
招致 しょうち

Contained Kanji 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)
doth, do, send
チ いた.す (7th, N1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)