召 = 口 + 刀

召 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “seduce”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 90. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: seduce
RTK frame: 90
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): め.す
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: summon, соблазнять, call
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 召 imperial decree

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 召

How to find 召 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “sword”. 召 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 召 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.