召めし上あがり物もの

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Meanings

1

noun

food; something to eat

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific noun used when respectfully referring to food, especially in service or hospitality contexts. Derived from 召し上がる (honorific 'to eat').

お客きゃく様さまに召めし

上あ

がり

物もの

を

お

出だ

し

する

。

I serve food to the guest (honorific).

こちらは本ほん日じつのお召めし上あがり物ものでございます。

This is today's food (honorific, polite).

Kanji

召seduce, call, send for
上above, up
物thing, object, matter

Related words

食たべ物もの
Neutral word for 'food'; 召し上がり物 is its honorific equivalent used to show respect toward the person eating.
召めし上あがる
Honorific verb 'to eat'; 召し上がり物 is the noun form derived from it.

Written forms

召めし上あがり物もの
Standard kanji spelling using 召し上がる (honorific 'to eat') + 物.
召めし上あがりもの
Kana spelling for 物; common in everyday writing.
召めし上あがり物もの
Variant with 上り instead of 上がり; less common.

Etymology

Compound of 召し上がり (honorific stem of 召し上がる 'to eat') + 物 ('thing'). The verb 召し上がる itself is the honorific form of 食べる, using 召す (honorific 'to do') + 上がる (humble auxiliary, here fossilized).