JLPT N1 · Verb

召す (mesu)

召す (めす, mesu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to call; to summon”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: めす
Romaji: mesu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to call; to summon; to send for; to invite · godan verb, transitive · honorific
to eat; to drink · godan verb, transitive · honorific
to put on; to wear · godan verb, transitive · honorific
to buy; to purchase · godan verb, transitive · honorific
to take (a bath) · godan verb, transitive · honorific

Example sentences

洒落たお帽子をお召しになっていらっしゃいますね。

That's a stylish hat you are wearing.

お風呂をお召しください。

Please take a bath.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 召す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	召す	めす mesu
Polite (~masu)	召します	めします meshimasu
Negative	召さない	めさない mesanai
Polite negative	召しません	めしません meshimasen
Past	召した	めした meshita
Polite past	召しました	めしました meshimashita
Negative past	召さなかった	めさなかった mesanakatta
Te-form	召して	めして meshite
Potential	召せる	めせる meseru
Passive	召される	めされる mesareru
Causative	召させる	めさせる mesaseru
Volitional	召そう	めそう mesou
Imperative	召せ	めせ mese
Conditional (~ba)	召せば	めせば meseba

Kanji in 召す

seduce, call, send forショウ・め.す · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 召す.

召し上がるめしあがるto eat

Source: JMdict entry 1346450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.