Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)
Kun:
め.す
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1540 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 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)

Kun reading compounds

  • 召す 【めす】 to call, to summon, to send for, to invite, to eat, to drink, to put on, to wear, to buy, to purchase, to take (a bath), to ride, to get in (a vehicle), to take, to catch (a cold), to put on (years), to get old, to strike one's fancy, to please one, to do, to commit seppuku, indicates respect

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhao4, shao4, zhao1
Korean:
so, jo

Spanish

  • seducir
  • citar
  • emplazar
  • comer
  • beber

Portuguese

  • seduzir
  • chamada
  • mandar chamar
  • usar
  • vestir
  • cavalgar em
  • pechinchar
  • comer
  • beber

French

  • faire venir à soi
  • appeler
  • inviter
  • prendre (bain)
  • porter (vêtements)
  • acheter
  • conduire
  • boire
  • manger
  • attraper (froid)
1387 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1473 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
668 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1115 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
396 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
152 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
995 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1032 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1691 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
279 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2494 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1261 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1727 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
87 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3241 Morohashi
2001 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
695 New Nelson (John Haig)
86 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
90 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1043 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3577 2001 Kanji
2f3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
1760.2 Four corner code
1-30-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53ec Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent
Kun:
つの.る
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
809 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 募集 【ボシュウ】 recruitment, invitation, selection, advertisement, taking applications, raising (funds, donations, etc.), collection, subscription, solicitation, flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
  • 募金 【ボキン】 fund-raising, collection of funds
  • 公募 【コウボ】 public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment, public offering (of securities)
  • 急募 【キュウボ】 hurried recruitment, urgent recruitment

Kun reading compounds

  • 募る 【つのる】 to become stronger, to grow in intensity, to grow violent, to become worse, to invite contributions, etc., to solicit help, participation, etc., to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mu4
Korean:
mo

Spanish

  • reclutar
  • requerir
  • recolectar

Portuguese

  • recrutar
  • campanha
  • juntar (contribuições)
  • alistar
  • ficar violento

French

  • recruter
  • mener une campagne
  • appel (contributions)
  • enrôler
  • devenir violent
1787 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
710 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3996 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1275 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
374 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1718 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1430 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1519 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1155 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
225 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2901 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1492 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2013 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
869 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2416X Morohashi
2316 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
551 New Nelson (John Haig)
861 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
925 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1507 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1945 2001 Kanji
3k9.23 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-9 SKIP code
2-10-2 SKIP code
2-7-5 SKIP code
4442.7 Four corner code
1-42-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52df Unicode hex code