呼

call; call out to; invite

8 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 498.

Readings

• よぶ (kun reading): 呼ぶ (よぶ) to call out (to); 呼びかける (よびかける) to call out to
• コ (on reading): 呼称 (こしょう) name; 呼吸 (こきゅう) breathing

Components

• 口
• 乎
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 亅 radical hook
• 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
• 口 radical mouth

Words using 呼

• 呼ぶ (よぶ) to call out (to)
• 呼びかける (よびかける) to call out to
• 呼び出す (よびだす) to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.)
• 呼び名 (よびな) popular name
• 呼び方 (よびかた) way of calling (something or someone)
• 呼称 (こしょう) name
• 呼吸 (こきゅう) breathing
• 深呼吸 (しんこきゅう) deep breath
• 呼応 (こおう) hailing each other
• 連呼 (れんこ) calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name)
• 呼子鳥 (よぶこどり) calling bird (esp. a cuckoo)

197 words in all.

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