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呼び掛ける

よびかける

to call out to, to address (a crowd), to appeal to people to do something

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Examples

  1. 駅前で知らない人に呼び掛けられた。

    えきまえでしらないひとによびかけられた。

    A stranger called out to me in front of the station.

  2. 市は住民に節電を呼び掛けている。

    しはじゅうみんにせつでんをよびかけている。

    The city is urging residents to save electricity.

  3. 警官はすりに対する注意を呼び掛けた。

    けいかんはすりにたいするちゅういをよびかけた。

    The police officer appealed to people to watch out for pickpockets.

Common patterns

注意を呼び掛ける
to urge people to take care
協力を呼び掛ける
to appeal for cooperation
市民に呼び掛ける
to appeal to the citizens

Memory tip

Two uses: literally calling out to someone in front of you, and — much more common in the news — publicly appealing for something, with the person appealed to marked by に and the thing asked for by を.

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