summon

(sword) + (mouth/small box radical)
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5 strokes
STRONG

Onyomi

SHOU

When you summon a demon, you yell, "SHOW yourself!!!"

Mnemonic

I will raise my sword and open my mouth to summon the troops: "Chaaaarggeee!!"

Kunyomi

め*す summon (never used by itself! But you need it to say the following jukugo:) NUBI
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Jukugo

召し上がる(めしあがる)

let's eat ★★☆☆☆ F
(summon) + (above) = 召し上がる (let's eat)

Very polite way to say, "let's eat" to a superior person. This sounds like you don't need it, but when you go to a restaurant, YOU, believe it or not, are a superior person, and so you'll need to know this word to understand what the waiter is saying to you.

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