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

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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

10 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 捕鯨 【ホゲイ】 whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
  • 捕獲 【ホカク】 capture, seizure
  • 採捕 【サイホ】 collecting (plants and animals), gathering, capturing, catching
  • 再逮捕 【サイタイホ】 rearrest, recapture

Kun reading compounds

  • 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
  • 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
  • 捕る 【とる】 to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture
  • 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
  • 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
  • 捕まえる 【つかまえる】 to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain, to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain, towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
  • 捕まる 【つかまる】 to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bu3
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • atrapar
  • capturar
  • coger
  • ser atrapado
  • ser capturado

Portuguese

  • pegar
  • capturar

French

  • attraper
  • capturer
1784 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
669 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1919 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1611 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
571 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
890 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
911 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1049 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
895 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
514 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
315 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
387 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1853 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12157 Morohashi
429 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2170 New Nelson (John Haig)
1836 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1978 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1341 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1353 2001 Kanji
3c7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
5302.7 Four corner code
1-42-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6355 Unicode hex code