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応召

Reading

Kana: おうしょう
Romaji: oushō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

respond to a call for military service; being called to the colours (colors)

(Military)

Kanji

応
Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 -ノウ、 あた.る、 まさに、 こた.える
Meanings: apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
召
Readings: ショウ、 め.す
Meanings: seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)

Example Sentence

第(だい)１次(じ)世界(せかい)大戦(たいせん)で英国(えいこく)の成年(せいねん)男子(だんし)の大半(たいはん)が応召(おうしょう)した。
➥In the First World War, a large proportion of England's young men enlisted.
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