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JLPT N4 · Polite life

召し上がる

めしあがる

to eat (honorific)

Stroke order of 召し上がる

5 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

召 · 5 strokesし · 1 strokes上 · 3 strokesが · 5 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

召 is a sword 刀 and mouth 口 summoning, 上 is up: a respected person partakes.

Parts: 召 summon + し + 上 up + がる

The characters in 召し上がる

  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • 上 うえ — up; above (3 strokes)
  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

どうぞ召し上がってください。

どうぞめしあがってください。

Please have some.

Words with 上

More words: Polite life

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