召集(しょうしゅう)

しょうしゅう
noun, verb (suru)
convocation; summoning; to summon
1. convocation, summoning, calling together
Officially calling people together for a meeting, assembly, or duty. Often used for legislative sessions, military conscription, and formal gatherings.
国会(こっかい)を召集(しょうしゅう)する。
Convene the Diet (parliament).
緊急(きんきゅう)会議(かいぎ)のため全員(ぜんいん)が召集(しょうしゅう)された。
Everyone was summoned for an emergency meeting.
戦時中(せんじちゅう)、多(おお)くの若者(わかもの)が召集(しょうしゅう)令状(れいじょう)を受(う)け取(と)った。
During wartime, many young people received draft notices.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 国会(こっかい)召集(しょうしゅう) (convocation of parliament)
  • 召集(しょうしゅう)令状(れいじょう) (draft notice, call-up papers)
  • 臨時(りんじ)召集(しょうしゅう) (extraordinary convocation)
  • 召集(しょうしゅう)をかける (issue a summons)

SIMILAR WORDS:
招集(しょうしゅう) is a homograph with the same reading but a different first character. 召集(しょうしゅう) specifically refers to official, authoritative summoning (parliament, military), while 招集(しょうしゅう) is broader and can mean calling any group together. In practice, both are often used interchangeably in non-legal contexts.

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