Japanese symbol for “convening”
召集
しょうしゅう
Romaji: shoushuu
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
In Japanese, convening is 召集, read しょうしゅう (shoushuu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “convening”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 招集 | しょうしゅう shoushuu | call; summons; convening |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 召喚 | しょうかん shoukan | summons; subpoena; citation |
| 召す | めす mesu | to call; to summon; to send for |
| 応召 | おうしょう oushou | responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up |
| 召し | めし meshi | summons; call |
| 召還 | しょうかん shoukan | recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home) |
| 編集 | へんしゅう henshuu | editing; compilation |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう boshuu | recruitment; invitation; selection |
| 集団 | しゅうだん shuudan | group; mass |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.