| Kanji | 召 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ショウ |
| Kunyomi | め.す |
| English | seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold) |
| Examples | 召し上がる(めしあがる): to eat 召す(めす): (1) to call; to invite; to send for; to summon (2) to eat; to drink (3) to put on; to wear (4) to ride (5) to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one's fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku) (6) to do (7) honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1540 |
| Components | 刀: sword; saber; knife 口: mouth |
| Number of Strokes | 5 |
| Kanji Radical | 口 |
| Radical Number | 30 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | くち・くちへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | seduce |
| Koohii Story 1 | A man is easily seduced by a mouth to his "sword.". |
| Koohii Story 2 | To seduce is to make a sword of one´s mouth. |
| RTK Index (new) | 90 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000
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