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呼

call
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingコ
Kun readingよ.ぶ
JōyōGrade 6
  1. to call out (to)
  2. to call
  3. to invoke
  4. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
  5. to invite

Popular Usage

呼ぶ呼吸嗚呼

Radicals and components

Radical口mouthComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · even · water-lily · lily pad · question mark

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1597

Compound words

呼ぶよぶ
to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite
呼吸こきゅう
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; secret (of doing something)
呼応こおう
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); sympathizing (with); agreement
呼称こしょう
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
点呼てんこ
roll-call; muster
呼び水よびみず
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
呼び声よびごえ
call; hail; yell
呼吸器こきゅうき
respiratory organs
呼び名よびな
popular name; common name; given name
呼び捨てよびすて
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
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
呼び戻すよびもどす
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall
人工呼吸じんこうこきゅう
artificial respiration
呼び出しよびだし
call; summons; paging; curtain call; call
呼びかけよびかけ
call; appeal
呼びかけるよびかける
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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