Kanji

呼

call, call out to, invite

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

よぶ

Nanori (Name Reading)

うん, おと, こえ, よぶ

Common Readings

コ, よ…ぶ

Example sentences

呼ぶ よぶ
友達を呼んでパーティーを開く

I'm inviting friends to have a party.

警察 けいさつ
泥棒を捕まえるために警察を呼んだ。

I called the police to catch the thief.

呼び出す よびだす
先生に職員室へ呼び出された。

I was summoned to the staff room by the teacher.

魔道士 まどうし
伝説の魔道士は、杖を一振りして炎を呼び出した。

The legendary mage waved his staff and summoned fire.

呼吸 こきゅう
深く呼吸をして、心を落ち着かせた。

I took a deep breath and calmed my mind.

雑念 ざつねん
瞑想をしている間は、雑念を払い、呼吸に集中する。

While meditating, clear your mind of distracting thoughts and focus on your breathing.

呼びかける よびかける
彼は群衆にボランティア活動への参加を呼びかけた。

He called out to the crowd to participate in the volunteer activities.

逼迫 ひっぱく
電力の供給が逼迫し、節電が呼びかけられた。

The electricity supply became strained, and people were asked to save energy.

深呼吸 しんこきゅう
緊張を和らげるために、ステージに上がる前に大きく深呼吸をした。

I took a deep breath before going on stage to ease my nerves.

吸う すう
深呼吸をして、新鮮な空気を胸いっぱいに吸った。

I took a deep breath and inhaled the fresh air into my lungs.

Example Vocabulary

呼ぶ

よぶ

to call, to invite, to summon

呼び出す

よびだす

to call out; to summon; to page

呼吸

こきゅう

breathing; respiration

呼びかける

よびかける

to call out to; to appeal to; to address

深呼吸

しんこきゅう

deep breath; deep breathing

お呼び

および

to call; to summon (polite)

呼び止める

よびとめる

to call out to someone to stop; to hail

呼び方

よびかた

way of calling; name; address

呼び寄せる

よびよせる

to call together; to summon; to send for

呼びかけ

よびかけ

call; appeal; address

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