# 召 summon

刀 (sword) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
STRONG

## Onyomi

SHOU | When you summon a demon, you yell, "SHOW yourself!!!"

## Mnemonic

| I will raise my sword and open my mouth to summon the troops: "Chaaaarggeee!!"

## Kunyomi

め*す | summon (never used by itself! But you need it to say the following jukugo:) NUBI ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

召し上がる(めしあがる) | let's eat ★★☆☆☆ F 召 (summon) + 上 (above) = 召し上がる (let's eat) Very polite way to say, "let's eat" to a superior person. This sounds like you don't need it, but when you go to a restaurant, YOU, believe it or not, are a superior person, and so you'll need to know this word to understand what the waiter is saying to you.

## Used In

- 超
- 昭
- 招
- 紹