召 — kanji meaning “seduce”
召
seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)
- Meanings
- seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- め.す
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1540 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- zhào, shào, zhāo — Chinese character page
Words with 召
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 召喚 | しょうかん shoukan | summons; subpoena; citation |
| 召集 | しょうしゅう shoushuu | convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service) |
| 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) |
| 召集令状 | しょうしゅうれいじょう shoushuureijou | draft papers; callup notice |
| 思し召し | おぼしめし oboshimeshi | thoughts; opinion; (one's) discretion |
| お召し物 | おめしもの omeshimono | clothing |
| 召命 | しょうめい shoumei | call; divine call |
| 召し抱え | めしかかえ meshikakae | mercenary troops |
| 召天 | しょうてん shouten | death (of a Christian) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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