English–Japanese

“invitation” in Japanese

Japanese

Also誘い (sasoi) · 招き (maneki)

Pronunciation

Romajishōtai

Example

友達の誕生日会に招待されました。tomo dachi no tan jō nichi kai ni shō tai sa re ma shi ta

I was invited to my friend's birthday party.

Illustration for 招待 (invitation)

How to say “invitation” in Japanese

“Invitation” in Japanese is 招待 (shōtai).

Centers on asking someone to join an event or visit a place as a guest.

Full entry for 招待: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 招待

友達を映画に招待しました。tomo dachi o ei ga ni shō tai shi ma shi ta

I invited my friend to a movie.

Tips for using 招待

  • In everyday English, invitation is the standard noun and invite is mainly the verb, while Japanese uses 招待 (shōtai) as a noun and 招待する (shōtai suru) as its verb form.

Other Japanese words for “invitation”

彼から食事の誘いを受けました。kare ka ra shoku ji no saso i o u ke ma shi ta

I received an invitation from him to have a meal.

海外の大学から招きがありました。kai gai no dai gaku ka ra mane ki ga a ri ma shi ta

I received an invitation from a university overseas.

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