呼
呼·call, summon, breathe out
- On-yomi
- コ
- Kun-yomi
- よぶ
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | to call, to invite |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう | breathing |
| 呼び出す | よびだす | to call out, to summon |
| 呼びかける | よびかける | to call out to, to appeal |
Example sentences
タクシーを呼んでください。
タクシーをよんでください。
Please call a taxi.
彼女はみんなに名前で呼ばれています。
かのじょはみんなになまえでよばれています。
Everyone calls her by her first name.
ゆっくり深く呼吸してください。
ゆっくりふかくこきゅうしてください。
Please breathe slowly and deeply.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 呼吸 as *よぶすい instead of こきゅう
- Confusing 呼ぶ (to call someone over) with 電話をかける (to phone)
Memory aid
Picture it
口 (mouth) on the left with breath escaping to the right — a voice going out to call someone.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 呼吸こきゅうbreathing
- 呼びかけるよびかけるto call out to, appeal
- 呼ぶよぶto call
- 呼び出すよびだすto summon, call out
- 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
- 呼び起こすよびおこすto evoke, to awaken
- 嗚呼ああah!; oh!; alas!
- 呼び止めるよびとめるto call out to someone to stop them; to stop (a person) by calling; to hail
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