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召
call · invite · eat (honorific) · wear (honorific)
N3On: しょうKun: めす
Memory Aid
The top part of 召 looks like a hand beckoning or giving a command, and the bottom is a 口 (mouth). You use your hand to beckon and your mouth to CALL or SUMMON someone.
'Shou' — You SHOW up when you are CALLED or SUMMONED.
Vocabulary
召し上がるめしあがるto eat/drink (honorific)
召集しょうしゅうconvocation, muster
お召し物おめしものclothing (honorific)
召すめすto call, to invite, to wear/eat (honorific)
Example Sentences
先生はもうお昼ごはんを召し上がりましたか。
Has the teacher already eaten lunch?
社長は毎日スーツを召していらっしゃいます。
The company president wears a suit every day.
政府は緊急の会議を召集しました。
The government convened an emergency meeting.
医者が患者を診察室へ召しました。
The doctor called the patient into the examination room.