This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、め.す
Romaji: shō, me.su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  1540
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-3
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zhao1
Unicode:  53ec
JIS:  3E24

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2001
Nelson Index: 668
New Nelson Index: 695
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f3.3
Four Corner Index: 1760.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1387
Gakken Index: 1473
Japanese Names Index: 152
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3241
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0751
Remembering the kanji Index: 86
Kanji Flashcards Index: 396
Kodansha Compact Index: 279
Kanji in Context Index: 1691
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1261
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1727
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 87
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 90
Essential Kanji Index: 1115
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2494
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3577
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1043

Words

召喚 (しょうかん)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling; summoning
召す (めす)
to call; to invite; to send for; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride; to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one's fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku); to do; honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb
召し使い (めしつかい)
servant; menial
応召 (おうしょう)
respond to a call for military service; being called to the colours (colors)
召致 (しょうち)
calling together
召集 (しょうしゅう)
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament)
召還 (しょうかん)
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
召し出す (めしだす)
to call out; to summon
お召し (おめし)
summoning; calling; riding; wearing; dressing; clothing; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
召し捕る (めしとる)
to arrest; to apprehend; to call; to summon
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