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Japanese symbol for “convocation”

Romaji: shoushuu
call; summons; convening; convocation

In Japanese, convocation is , read (shoushuu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt call; summons; convening; convocation

Kanji and stroke order

beckon, invite, summon
on: ショウ
kun: まね.く
8 strokes · JLPT 2
gather, meet, congregate
on: シュウ
kun: あつ.まる、あつ.める、つど.う
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうたい shoutaiinvitation
まねき manekiinvitation
しょうち shouchiinvitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics)
まねく manekuto invite; to ask
てまねき temanekibeckoning
へんしゅう henshuuediting; compilation
ぼしゅう boshuurecruitment; invitation; selection
しゅうだん shuudangroup; 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.

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