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召

召 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （権力者等、目上の者が）よびだす。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「口」+音符「刀」。「よびだす」を意味する漢語｛召｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショウJHS
Kun (native)
  • め(す)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音zhao4
  • 拼音shao4
  • 拼音zhao1
  • 한글so
  • 한글jo
  • Hán-ViệtTriệu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+53EC

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱刀口

Words using this kanji

  • 召集しょうしゅう政府や国王といった社会的に強い立場にあるものが、命令し集めること。 国会議員を集め、国会を開催すること。convening, calling together (e.g. parliament), call-up (for military service)
  • 召喚しょうかん裁判所・官庁などが日時・場所を指定して特定の個人を呼び出すこと。summons, subpoena, citation, summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.)
  • 召し上がるめしあがる「めしあがる」を参照。to eat, to drink
  • 召すめす「めす」を参照。to call, to summon, to send for, to invite
  • 召し使いめしつかい「めしつかい」の漢字表記。servant, menial
  • 召しめしsummons, call
  • 召還しょうかん派遣していた外交官などを本国へ呼び戻すこと。recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador), calling someone back, summons (home)
  • 召状しょうじょうletter of invitation
  • 召致しょうち呼び寄せること。calling together
  • 召募しょうぼlevy, enlistment
  • 召命しょうめいcall, divine call
  • 召天しょうてんプロテスタントで信者が死亡すること。death (of a Christian)
  • 召人めしうどperson specially invited to compose and recite a poem at the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading, person employed by the Imperial Court to compile anthologies of waka poetry, person summoned to perform bugaku (for the nobility)
  • 召し物めしものclothing
  • 召喚状しょうかんじょう裁判所が被告人や証人を召喚するために発する令状。(writ of) summons, subpoena, citation
  • 召集者しょうしゅうしゃconvenor
  • 召集令しょうしゅうれいmustering-out order, callup
  • 召喚獣しょうかんじゅうsummoned creature, summoned beast
  • 召し使うめしつかうto employ, to hire (a servant)
  • 召し出すめしだすto call out, to summon

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-2-3
Four Corner
1760.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2f3.3
Heisig
90
Nelson
668