WORD DETAIL
召喚
しょうかん
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
召喚is read asしょうかんand is a noun andするverb for summoning a person or being by authority, command, or ritual. - Basic usage: Magical invocation appears in
精霊を召喚する, while an authoritative call appears in使者を宮殿へ召喚する.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Magic and formal summons
- It can mean conjuring a being in fiction or ordering a person to appear under authority.
- Difference from
呼ぶ呼ぶbroadly means calling in everyday contexts;召喚is formal and suits an official summons or supernatural invocation.

