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JLPT N2 5 strokes Frequency: #1540

Meanings

Seduce, Call, Send For, Wear, Put On, Ride In, Buy, Eat, Drink, Catch (cold)

Radicals

口

Decomposition

βΏ±εˆ€ε£

Etymology

Pictophonetic: mouth

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
2 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
3 vertical bottom-to-top
4 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ショウ shou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
め me

Words Using This Kanji

52 words total
Other (20 words)
召集什 γ—γ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚…γ†γ‚Œγ„

mustering-out order

召し使う めし぀かう

to employ

ε¬γ—δΈŠγ’γ‚‹ めしあげる

to forfeit

ε¬γ—ζŠ±γˆγ‚‹ γ‚γ—γ‹γ‹γˆγ‚‹

to employ (as a retainer)

ε¬ε–šδ»€ηŠΆ γ—γ‚‡γ†γ‹γ‚“γ‚Œγ„γ˜γ‚‡γ†

summons for directions (legal UK)

召犢 γ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚‡γ†

letter of invitation

召し使い めし぀かい

servant

ε¬γ—ζ›γˆ γ‚γ—γ‹γˆ

change of clothes

ε¬ι›†δ»€ηŠΆ γ—γ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚…γ†γ‚Œγ„γ˜γ‚‡γ†

draft papers

εΏœε¬ε…΅ γŠγ†γ—γ‚‡γ†γΈγ„

conscript

ιžεΈΈε¬ι›† γ²γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚…γ†

emergency summons

思し召し γŠγΌγ—γ‚γ—

thoughts

θžγ“γ—ε¬γ™ きこしめす

to hear

εΏœε¬θ€… γŠγ†γ—γ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚ƒ

draftee

思し召す γŠγΌγ—γ‚γ™

to think (only used to speak of others)

γŠε¬γ—εˆ—θ»Š γŠγ‚γ—γ‚Œγ£γ—γ‚ƒ

Imperial train

γŠζ°—γ«ε¬γ™ γŠγγ«γ‚γ™

to like

気に召す きにめす

to like

ε€©γ«ε¬γ•γ‚Œγ‚‹ γ¦γ‚“γ«γ‚γ•γ‚Œγ‚‹

to die

召倩 しょうてん

death (of a Christian)