召
召 — Seduce
seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiめす (mesu)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 召
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 召集 | しょうしゅう shoushuu | convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service) |
| 召し上がる | めしあがる meshiagaru | to eat; to drink |
| 召使 | めしつかい meshitsukai | servant; menial |
| 応召 | おうしょう oushou | responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up |
| 召す | めす mesu | to call; to summon; to send for |
| 召喚 | しょうかん shoukan | summons; subpoena; citation |
Study notes
召 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1540 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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