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:
small bird
Parts:
gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
210 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 集 【シュウ】 collection, compilation
  • 集荷 【シュウカ】 collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.), cargo booking
  • 句集 【クシュウ】 collection of haiku poems
  • 歌集 【カシュウ】 collection of waka poems, anthology, songbook

Kun reading compounds

  • 集まる 【あつまる】 to gather, to collect, to assemble
  • 集める 【あつめる】 to collect, to assemble, to gather
  • 集う 【つどう】 to meet, to assemble, to congregate

Readings

Japanese names:
あつまり、 ず
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji2
Korean:
jib

Spanish

  • reunir
  • coleccionar
  • reunirse

Portuguese

  • juntar
  • reunião
  • congregar
  • enxame
  • bando

French

  • rassembler
  • réunir
  • collection
  • grouiller
  • attroupement
243 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
324 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
309 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
168 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5031 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
279 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
272 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1779 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.8 Japanese for Busy People
436 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
442 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
224 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1851 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3445 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2413 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
566 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41974 Morohashi
2771 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6500 New Nelson (John Haig)
559 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
601 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
224 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
399 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2464 2001 Kanji
8c4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
2090.4 Four corner code
1-29-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96c6 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
old 老 (耂)
Parts:
Variants:
someone, person
Kun:
もの
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
  • 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
  • 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender

Kun reading compounds

  • 者 【もの】 person
  • 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
  • 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
  • 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhe3
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • persona

Portuguese

  • alguém
  • pessoa

French

  • personne
  • quelqu'un
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
314 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
298 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
22 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3685 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
56 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
240 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
769 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
164 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1578 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3980 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1264 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28852 Morohashi
3211 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4698 New Nelson (John Haig)
1256 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
19 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
302 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1478 2001 Kanji
4c4.13 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-4 SKIP code
4-8-2 SKIP code
2-4-4 SKIP code
4460.0 Four corner code
1-28-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8005 Unicode hex code