Onyomi: コ · Kunyomi: よ.ぶ · Meanings: call, call out to, invite
Kanji for call, call out to, invite
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呼 is made from 口, meaning “mouth,” and 乎, which suggests breath or air moving in and out. When air passes through the mouth, it creates a voice or sound. Using the mouth and breath together allows someone to call out to others. From this image, 呼 came to mean to call, shout, or呼 out loudly.
呼 shows a mouth using breath to call out to someone.
Imagine taking a deep breath and calling loudly through your mouth. That calling action is 呼.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 呼吸 | こきゅう | breathing, respiration | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | to call out (to), to call, to invoke | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 呼び出す | よびだす | to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.), to tell (someone) to come, to call up (on the phone), to summon, to page, to invoke (e.g. a spirit) | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 呼びかける | よびかける | to call out to, to hail, to address | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 呼び止める | よびとめる | to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi) | JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 呼び出し | よびだし | call, summons, paging, curtain call | common Noun, Suru verb |
| 呼び名 | よびな | popular name, common name, given name | common Noun |
| 呼びかけ | よびかけ | call, appeal | common Noun |
| 呼び戻す | よびもどす | to call (someone) back, to recall, to call home | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 呼ばわり | よばわり | calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.), branding (as), denouncing | Noun, used as a suffix, Suru verb |
| 呼び起こす | よびおこす | to wake (someone) up (by calling for them), to awaken | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 呼び声 | よびごえ | call, hail, yell | Noun |
| 呼び物 | よびもの | main attraction, special feature, big draw | Noun |
| 呼び寄せる | よびよせる | to call, to summon, to send for, to call together | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 呼吸困難 | こきゅうこんなん | labored breathing, laboured breathing, dyspnea, dyspnoea | Noun |