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JLPT N3 SL5 8 strokes Frequency: #840

Meanings

Beckon, Invite, Summon, Engage

Radicals

Decomposition

⿰扌召

Etymology

Ideographic: A call 召 to arms 扌; 召 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 hook right-to-left
3 rising bottom-to-top
4 hook top-left-to-bottom-right
5 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
6 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
8 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ショウ shou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
まね mane