召喚・招喚|しょうかんshoukan[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
召喚召喚 is the most common form and is used for meanings including a summons, subpoena, citation, or the summoning of a spirit or demon.
招喚招喚 is a rarely used kanji variant of 召喚; learners will seldom encounter it, so choose 召喚 instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, lawsummons; subpoena; citation
    彼かれは証言しょうげんをするために召喚しょうかんされた。↗
    He was called to give evidence.
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsummoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
Conjugation
Dictionary form召喚する(しょうかんする)
Polite (masu)召喚します(しょうかんします)
Negative (nai)召喚しない(しょうかんしない)
polite (masen)召喚しません(しょうかんしません)
classical zu / nu召喚せず・召喚せぬ(しょうかんせず・しょうかんせぬ)
Past (ta)召喚した(しょうかんした)
polite (mashita)召喚しました(しょうかんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)召喚しなかった(しょうかんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)召喚しませんでした(しょうかんしませんでした)
Te form召喚して(しょうかんして)
Potential召喚できる(しょうかんできる)
Passive召喚される(しょうかんされる)
Causative召喚させる(しょうかんさせる)
Causative passive召喚させられる(しょうかんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)召喚すれば(しょうかんすれば)
tara召喚したら(しょうかんしたら)
Volitional召喚しよう(しょうかんしよう)
polite (mashou)召喚しましょう(しょうかんしましょう)
Imperative召喚しろ(しょうかんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym呼び出すよびだすNeutralNeutral verb for calling someone over or paging them, also used to call up a program; 「召喚」 is a formal court or agency summons, or summoning a monster.
  • Synonym喚問かんもんFormalFormal word for summoning and questioning someone before the Diet or similar, as in 「証人喚問」; 「召喚」 leans toward court summonses.
  • Synonym召し出すめしだすFormalFormal, archaic verb for a superior calling someone to appear, e.g. a monarch summoning a subordinate; 「召喚」 is the modern legal term.
  • Related招致しょうちWrittenWritten word for courting or bidding to host something, e.g. 「五輪招致」; 「召喚」 is a summons.
  • Related呼ぶよぶNeutralNeutral, all-purpose verb for calling, hailing or inviting, at home in speech and writing alike; 「召喚」 is a formal summons.
  • Related召集しょうしゅうWrittenWritten word for convening people en masse, e.g. a government calling parliament or calling up troops; 「召喚」 targets an individual.
  • Related招集しょうしゅうWrittenWritten word for convening a meeting, as in 「会議を招集」; 「召喚」 summons an individual.
  • Related召し寄せるめしよせるFormalFormal, archaic verb for a superior having someone come to their side; 「召喚」 is a legal summons.
  • Related招き寄せるまねきよせるNeutralNeutral verb for beckoning someone closer with a call or gesture; 「召喚」 is a formal summons.
  • Antonym退散たいさんWrittenWritten word for a group scattering or fleeing; the opposite of 「召喚」, which calls people in.
  • Antonym追放ついほうFormalFormal word for driving someone out — exile, expulsion, removal; the opposite of 「召喚」, which calls someone in.

Use 「召喚」 for a court or government summons or for summoning a monster in a game. For everyday calling use 「呼ぶ」 or 「呼び出す」; 「喚問」 is a summons with questioning, 「招集」 convenes a meeting, and 「召集」 a mass call-up; the opposites are 「追放」 and 「退散」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 裁判所さいばんしょ・官庁かんちょうなどが日時にちじ・場所ばしょを指定していして特定とくていの個人こじんを呼び出よびだすこと。
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