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呼

呼 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

call, call out to, invite

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コElem.
Kun (native)
  • よ(ぶ)Elem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • よぶ
Other languages
  • 拼音hu1
  • 한글ho
  • Hán-ViệtHô
  • Hán-ViệtHá

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+547C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰口乎

Words using this kanji

  • 呼ぶよぶto call out (to), to call, to invoke, to summon (a doctor, etc.)
  • 呼吸こきゅう息を吐いたり吸ったりすること。 生物の活動において、酸素を吸収し、酸化活動の結果、二酸化炭素などを排出すること。 あることをする際の間合い。ころあい。加減。breathing, respiration, knack, trick
  • 呼びかけよびかけcall, appeal
  • 呼応こおうある行動に応えて他方も行動を起こすこと。 互いに気脈を通じて物事を行うこと。 それぞれの要素がうまく照応・対応すること。hailing each other, acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing (with)
  • 呼称こしょう名前を名付けて呼ぶこと。その呼び名。 体操におけるかけ声。 名前を名付けて呼ぶ。name, designation, denomination, naming
  • 呼吸器こきゅうき外呼吸に関わる組織や器官の総称。呼吸器官。respiratory organs
  • 呼び出しよびだし「よびだし」の漢字表記。call, summons, paging, curtain call
  • 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)
  • 呼び水よびみずpump-priming, rousing, stimulation
  • 呼び名よびな「よびな」の漢字表記。popular name, common name, given name
  • 呼び出すよびだす「よびだす」を参照。to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.), to tell (someone) to come, to call up (on the phone), to summon
  • 呼び声よびごえcall, hail, yell
  • 呼び捨てよびすて「よびすて」を参照。addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
  • 呼び戻すよびもどすto call (someone) back, to recall, to call home, to bring back (memories, etc.)
  • 呼ばわりよばわりcalling (someone a thief, coward, etc.), branding (as), denouncing
  • 呼び物よびものmain attraction, special feature, big draw
  • 呼び込むよびこむto call in, to invite, to bring in
  • 呼び込みよびこみbarker, tout, hawker, calling out to potential customers
  • 呼び寄せるよびよせるto call, to summon, to send for, to call together
  • 呼び起こすよびおこすto wake (someone) up (by calling for them), to awaken, to call (to mind), to bring back (memories)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-5
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6204.9
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3d5.4
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1597
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914