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Kanji Detail for 召 - "to summon, summons, to invite"

召

  • Meaning

    召 means "to summon, summons, to invite."

    1. To summon - To call; to send for.

    2. Summons - A call from a superior.

    3. To invite - To beckon; to welcome.

  • Words using 召

    • 召集 しょうしゅう Listen convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
    • 召し上がる めしあがる Listen to eat; to drink

  • Tattoo check: 召

    • Verified meaning: to summon, summons, to invite
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    imperial decree; summon

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To summon. With the hand is called 招; with words is called 召.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    me.su(めす) めす

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to summon to call to wear beckon command convene invite assemble convoke gather order

Sentences including 召

  • Please help yourself to the cake.

  • I made him my servant.

  • Please help yourself to any food you like.

  • Please help yourself to anything you like.

  • Go ahead and start with anything you like.

  • Help yourself , please.

  • Would you like some more cake?

  • Have some tea , won't you?

  • Help yourself to anything you like.

  • It should be pleasing.

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