| Kanji | 呼 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | コ |
| Kunyomi | よ.ぶ |
| Nanori | よぶ |
| English | call, call out to, invite |
| Examples | 呼びかける(よびかける): to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal 呼ぶ(よぶ): (1) to call out (to); to call; to invoke (2) to summon (a doctor, etc.) (3) to invite (4) to designate; to name; to brand (5) to garner (support, etc.); to gather (6) to take as one's wife 呼吸(こきゅう): (1) breath; respiration (2) knack; trick; secret (of doing something) 呼び出す(よびだす): (1) to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to decoy; to lure (2) to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call 呼び止める(よびとめる): to challenge; to call somebody to halt 嗚呼(ああ): (1) Ah!; Oh!; Alas! (2) Yes; Indeed; That is correct (3) Hey!; Yo! (4) Uh huh; Yeah yeah; Right; Gotcha |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 6 |
| Frequency | 498 |
| Components | 口: mouth 乎: question mark; ? |
| Number of Strokes | 8 |
| Kanji Radical | 口 |
| Radical Number | 30 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | くち・くちへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | call |
| Koohii Story 1 | 'Budd' - 'weis' - 'er' call the frogs mouths from the liliy pads, working to get you hooked on beer. |
| Koohii Story 2 | I´m a lazy fisher, so I genetically engineered a lily pad with a fishing hook at the stem and a mouth to call me whenever it catches something. |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade6, kanjifreq251-500
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