召 – Kanji details

Keyword

to summon

Info

Frequency	Top 1000-1100
Type	Jōyō ?
Kanken	Level 4
Heisig	90
Readings	しょう (70%) め (23%) めし (5%)
	ちょう

Composed of

刀

katana

口

mouth

Mnemonic

Put your katana over your mouth and chant a spell to summon a beast!

Used in kanji (9 in total)

exceed

introduce

beckon

swamp

shining

imperial edict

marten

???

emperor Shun's music

Used in vocabulary (77 in total)

召めし上あがる

to eat; to drink

召しょう喚かん

summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling

お気きに召めす

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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Examples (37 in total)

彼かれは証しょう言げんをするために召しょう喚かんされた。

He was called to give evidence.

ご自じ由ゆうにお召めし上あがりください。

Help yourself, please.

もう一いっ杯ぱいワインを召めし上あがりませんか。

Will you have another glass of wine?

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