召還 しょうかん Meanings Noun, する verb, Transitive recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home) Kanji 召 summon. Read as ショウ. 還 send back. Read as カン. Example sentences 大使はまもなく現在の任地から召還されるだろう。The ambassador will be recalled from his present post soon. 大使はワルシャワから召還された。The ambassador was recalled from Warsaw. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists