Summon - Shoushu

Japanese: 召集 - しょうしゅう

〘 noun 〙① To gather subordinates. To gather a large number of people of equal or inferior rank. [English-Japanese Diplomatic and Commercial Dictionary (1900)] *Celluloid Tower (1959)〈Miura Shumon〉17 "The leaflets of each division of Keiji were convening their members as if by agreement." [Da Tang Xiyu Ji - 3] ② To convene those in military service for the organization of an army. Also, the administrative action. In times of war or incident, there were mobilization orders (in the navy, the manpower mandate) for the need of strategy and organization, such as manpower maneuvers, temporary maneuvers, and national soldier maneuvers, as well as substitute maneuvers to fill in the gaps in soldiers stationed in camps in peacetime, training maneuvers for reservists and rear guards, and education maneuvers for the education of replacement soldiers. Of these, the action of commissioning someone into active or replacement military service was called conscription. ※Newspapers and Magazines - Issue 13, September 1871 ( Meiji 4) "The matter of convening the standing troops of the former domains" ③ The act of ordering Diet members to assemble in each House on a certain date. This is carried out as a state act by the Emperor with the advice and approval of the Cabinet. ※Article 7 of the Constitution of Japan (1946) "The Emperor shall perform the following acts in state matters: 2. To convene the Diet"

Meshi-atsu/meru [summon]

〘Ta Ma 1〙 Meshiatsu-mu 〘Ta Ma 2〙 To be called together by a superior. Also, to order things. ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Toshikage "About 20 adults, including the unai servants , gathered a very large meal."

Meshi-tsudo-u ...tsudofu [summon]

(Taha 2, lower) To be summoned by a superior. To convene. To assemble. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century ) 3.478 "The 80 men of the warrior's company were summoned and given their orders . "

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 配下の人をよび集めること。自分と同等もしくは、それ以下の者を多人数集めること。〔英和外交商業字彙（1900）〕※セルロイドの塔（1959）〈三浦朱門〉一七「ケイジの各部のビラは申し合せたように、部員を召集していた」〔大唐西域記‐三〕② 兵役にある者を軍隊編制のために召し集めること。また、その行政作用。戦時または事変に際し、作戦、編制の必要上、動員令（海軍は充員令）により実施する充員召集、臨時召集、国民兵召集と、平時において在営兵の補欠補充のための補欠召集、予備兵後備兵の勤務演習のための演習召集、補充兵の教育のための教育召集などがあった。このうち、現役または補充兵役に編入就役させる作用を徴集といった。※新聞雑誌‐一三号・明治四年（1871）九月「元藩下之常備兵を召集(しャウシウ)して充べき事」③ 国会議員に対し、一定の期日に各議院に集会することを命ずる行為。内閣の助言と承認により、天皇の国事行為として行なわれる。※日本国憲法（1946）七条「天皇は〈略〉左の国事に関する行為を行ふ。〈略〉二国会を召集すること」