聞きこし召めす

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聞こし召す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	聞きこし召めす	聞きこし召めさない
Polite	聞きこし召めします	聞きこし召めしません
Past polite	聞きこし召めしました	聞きこし召めしませんでした
Past	聞きこし召めした	聞きこし召めさなかった
Te-form	聞きこし召めして	聞きこし召めさないで
Desire	聞きこし召めしたい	聞きこし召めしたくない
Potential	聞きこし召めせる	聞きこし召めせない
Passive	聞きこし召めされる	聞きこし召めされない
Causative	聞きこし召めさせる	聞きこし召めさせない
Causative passive	聞きこし召めさせられる	聞きこし召めさせられない
Volitional	聞きこし召めそう
Polite volitional	聞きこし召めしましょう
Imperative	聞きこし召めせ	聞きこし召めすな
Conditional	聞きこし召めせば	聞きこし召めさなければ
Tara conditional	聞きこし召めしたら	聞きこし召めさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su)

hear; listen

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific (sonkeigo) for 聞く or 聴く. Used to show respect when referring to someone of higher status hearing or listening to something.

社しゃ長ちょうはその話はなしを聞きこし召めしましたか。
Did the company president hear that story?

godan verb (-su)

drink; imbibe

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific (sonkeigo) for 飲む. Used when respectfully referring to someone drinking, especially in formal or traditional contexts.

お茶ちゃを聞きこし召めしますか。
Will you have some tea? (honorific)

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Kanji

聞hear, ask, listen
召seduce, call, send for

Related words

召めし上あがる
召し上がる is the standard honorific for 'eat' and 'drink', while 聞こし召す is more formal and somewhat archaic, often used in very polite or traditional settings.
お聞ききになる
お聞きになる is a common honorific for 'hear', while 聞こし召す is more respectful and less frequently used in modern conversation.

Written forms

聞きこし召めす
Standard kanji spelling for this honorific verb.
きこしめすUsage100%
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in less formal contexts or when avoiding complex kanji.

Etymology

Historically a compound of the honorific verb 聞こす, from 聞く “hear,” and the honorific 召す. Its honorific senses expanded from “hear” to include “eat” and “drink.”