Keyword
to summon
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig90
Readings
(23%)
めし
(5%)
Composed of
katana
mouth
Mnemonic

Put your katana over your mouth and chant a spell to summon a beast!

Used in kanji (9 in total)
exceed
introduce
beckon
swamp
Used in vocabulary (77 in total)
to eat; to drink
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
servant; menial
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
servant; menial
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to employ; to engage
to die; to ascend to heaven
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
servant; menial
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to eat; to drink
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
God's will; Heaven's will
to call out; to summon
to arrest; to apprehend
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
summons; call
to arrest; to apprehend
call; summons; subpoena
to eat; to drink
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to bring along; to accompany
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to eat; to drink
to go to heaven; to be called to heaven
to call (someone) to you; to call together; to call to come
call; divine call
letter of invitation
to hear; to imbibe; to drink
change of clothes
mustering-out order; callup
to arrest; to apprehend; (arch.) to call; (arch.) to summon
Imperial train; royal train
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
calling together
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
conscript; draftee; selectee; inductee
levy; enlistment
to call together
(high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
God's will; Heaven's will
God's will; Heaven's will
change of clothes
summons for directions (legal UK)
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
to arrest; to apprehend; (arch.) to call; (arch.) to summon
to invite; to show (someone) in
Imperial train; royal train
(high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to do; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy; to ride
mercenary troops
to know; to reign
death (of a Christian)
to call (someone) out of a pool of many
Examples (37 in total)
He was called to give evidence.
Help yourself, please.
Will you have another glass of wine?