Onyomi: ショウ · Kunyomi: め.す · Meanings: buy, call, catch (cold), drink, eat, put on, ride in, seduce, send for, wear
Kanji for buy, call, catch cold, drink, eat
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召 is formed from 刀 on the top and 口 on the bottom. 刀 represents authority or command, while 口 represents the mouth or speaking. Together, they show someone using authority to speak or call out. From this structure, 召 came to mean to call, summon, or invite.
召 shows using authority to call out, meaning to summon or invite.
Think of an order coming from above (刀), then a voice speaking from the mouth (口). When authority calls someone by speaking, that action is 召.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 召し上がる | めしあがる | to eat, to drink | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 召す | めす | to call, to summon, to send for, to invite | JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 囚人 | しゅうじん | prisoner, convict | common Noun |
| 召集 | しょうしゅう | convening, calling together (e.g. parliament), call-up (for military service) | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 召し使い | めしつかい | servant, menial | Noun |
| 召喚 | しょうかん | summons, subpoena, citation | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 召還 | しょうかん | recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador), calling someone back, summons (home) | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 招請 | しょうせい | invitation | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 召命 | しょうめい | call, divine call | Noun |
| 召し物 | めしもの | clothing | Noun |
| 召し上がりもの | めしあがりもの | food | Noun |
| 召し捕る | めしとる | to arrest, to apprehend | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 召募 | しょうぼ | levy, enlistment | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 召し出す | めしだす | to call out, to summon | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 召し | めし | summons, call | Noun |