Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
1540 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 5
Meaning: seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)
Kunyomi: め.す
Onyomi: ショウ
Composition: 刀 口
Radical: 口
Reading: くち
Meaning: mouth, opening
Strokes: 3
召集する(しょうしゅうする) call together, muster
召還する(しょうかんする) recall, call someone back
応召する(おうしょうする) be drafted, be enlisted
召す(めす) call, wear, eat, drink [hon.]
召し使い(めしつかい) servant
召し上がる(めしあがる) eat, drink [hon.]
お召し物(おめしもの) clothing [hon.]
招請 (ショウセイ) invitation
召集 (ショウシュウ) convening, calling together (e.g. parliament), call-up (for military service)
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, used to show respect