How do you read 招来?

招来 is read しょうらい (shourai), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 招来?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 招来 in romaji?

招来 is written shourai in romaji, also spelled shorai.

What kanji are in 招来?

招 (Beckon, Invite); 来 (Come, Due).

招来しょうらい

しょうらい · shourai (also spelled shorai)

noun

Invitation, bringing over

bringing about, giving rise to, causing, incurring

Other ways to say “invitation” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

招Beckon, Invite, Summon 音しょう訓まね.く JLPT N3 · 8 strokes 来Come, Due, Next 音らい・たい訓く.る・きた.る JLPT N5 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

招くまねくto invite 招待しょうたいするinvitation 招きまねきinvitation 来らい～next ~将来しょうらい(in the) future; prospects 従来じゅうらいup to now, so far, traditional 来るくるto come 元来がんらいoriginally, naturally

Questions

What does 招来 mean?

Invitation, bringing over. It can also mean: bringing about, giving rise to, causing, incurring.

How do you pronounce 招来?

しょうらい (shourai). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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