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).