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Kanji 召: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 召: seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)

Key takeaways

Kanji 召: seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold). Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

seducecallsend forwearput onride inbuyeatdrinkcatch (cold)

On reading

しょう

Kun reading

め.す

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 召

seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

刀 + 口

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A person in authority, represented by a sword (刀), uses their mouth (口) to issue a command and summon someone. It is used to mean 'calling' or as an honorific for actions like eating, drinking, or wearing clothes.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

め.す
  • 召すめす

    to wear / to eat / to ride / to call (honorific)

Commonly used words

  • 召す
    めす

    to wear / to eat / to ride / to call (honorific)

Example sentences

Example 1

先生は帽子をしていた。

Translation

The teacher was wearing a hat.

Example 2

お客様はお茶をし上がりました。

Translation

The guest drank the tea.

Example 3

お茶をめしあがってください。

Translation

Please have some tea.

Example 4

社長はもうごはんをめしあがりました。

Translation

The president has already eaten.

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