See also: 招來

Chinese edit

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

Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

/seurai//ɕeurai//ɕoːrai/

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(しょう)(らい) (shōraiせうらい (seurai)?

  1. invitation
  2. bringing about

Verb edit

(しょう)(らい)する (shōrai surusuru (stem (しょう)(らい) (shōrai shi), past (しょう)(らい)した (shōrai shita))

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

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN