召 Kanji for call

N3–N2Grade 85 strokes

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

Kun: め.す
On: ショウ

召 is the Japanese kanji for call, seduce, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold). It is written with 5 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is め.す and its on reading is ショウ.

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Words with 召

召めすto call, to summon, to send for
召しょう集しゅうconvening, calling together (e.g. parliament), call-up (for military service)
召めし上あがるto eat, to drink
召めし使つかいservant, menial
応おう召しょうresponding to a call-up for military service, answering a call-up
召しょう喚かんsummons, subpoena, citation

Practice 召 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.