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Kanji 呼: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 呼: call, call out to, invite

Key takeaways

Kanji 呼: call, call out to, invite. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

callcall out toinvite

On reading

Kun reading

よ.ぶ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 呼

call, call out to, invite

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

口 + 乎

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine using your mouth (口) to let out a breath or sound (乎) to call someone. It represents the act of using one's voice to call out to or invite people.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 呼吸こきゅう

    breathing / respiration

Kun reading

よ.ぶ
  • 呼ぶよぶ

    to call out / to invite

Commonly used words

  • 呼吸
    こきゅう

    breathing / respiration

  • 呼ぶ
    よぶ

    to call out / to invite

Example sentences

Example 1

、もう遅刻だ。

Translation

Ah, I’m already late.

Example 2

、夢がかなわなかった。

Translation

Alas, my dream didn’t come true.

Example 3

走っている彼をび止めた。

Translation

I called out to stop him as he was running.

Example 4

店員が客をび止めた。

Translation

The clerk stopped the customer.

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