召し寄せる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 召し寄せる is read as めしよせる and is a formal, literary ichidan transitive verb for summoning a person to where the caller is.
• Basic usage: Mark the person summoned with を and the destination with へ or に, as in a palace or mansion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Authority and register
  • It is more formal and literary than a casual invitation and can be especially natural in scenes involving authority, such as a king or master sending for someone.
• Person and destination
  • を marks the doctor or artisan being summoned, while へ or に marks where that person is called.