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呼
Kanji meaning "call, call out to, invite"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #160
JLPT N3
Grade 6
Kanken Level 5
WaniKani Level 23
RTK
KLC Volume 8
TMW Student
8 strokes
Meanings
call, call out to, invite
On'yomi
コ
Kun'yomi
よ.ぶ
Stroke order
(8 strokes)
Composed of
口
mouth
radical
乎
question mark
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
こ
178 (49%)
よ
127 (35%)
よび
54 (15%)
ふ
1 (0%)
よぶ
1 (0%)
呼
(
こ
)
吸
(
きゅう
)
breathing
#2448
深
(
しん
)
呼
(
こ
)
吸
(
きゅう
)
deep breath
#4148
呼
(
こ
)
応
(
おう
)
hailing each other
#10755
連
(
れん
)
呼
(
こ
)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name)
#13636
呼
(
こ
)
称
(
しょう
)
name
#15691
一
(
ひと
)
呼
(
こ
)
吸
(
きゅう
)
short pause
#19599
呼吸音
(
こきゅうおん
)
breath sounds
#23153
呼
(
こ
)
気
(
き
)
exhaled air
#27809
呼
(
こ
)
吸
(
きゅう
)
困
(
こん
)
難
(
なん
)
labored breathing
#28046
点
(
てん
)
呼
(
こ
)
roll-call
#30014
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Most common words using this kanji
呼
(
よ
)
ぶ
to call out (to)
#181
呼
(
よ
)
び
出
(
だ
)
す
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.)
#1530
呼
(
よ
)
ばれる
to be called out
#1889
呼
(
こ
)
吸
(
きゅう
)
breathing
#2448
お
呼
(
よ
)
び
call
#3572
呼
(
よ
)
びかける
to call out to
#4087
深
(
しん
)
呼
(
こ
)
吸
(
きゅう
)
deep breath
#4148
呼
(
よ
)
び
方
(
かた
)
way of calling (something or someone)
#4622
呼
(
よ
)
び
止
(
と
)
める
to (call and) stop
#6008
呼
(
よ
)
ばわり
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.)
#7051
呼
(
よ
)
び
寄
(
よ
)
せる
to call
#7488
呼
(
よ
)
びかけ
call
#7947
呼
(
よ
)
び
出
(
だ
)
し
call
#8233
呼
(
よ
)
び
戻
(
もど
)
す
to call (someone) back
#9129
呼
(
よ
)
び
名
(
な
)
popular name
#9242
呼
(
よ
)
び
捨
(
す
)
て
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
#9593
呼
(
こ
)
応
(
おう
)
hailing each other
#10755
呼
(
よ
)
びつける
to call (someone) to come
#12361
呼
(
よ
)
び
起
(
お
)
こす
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them)
#12485
呼
(
よ
)
び
捨
(
す
)
てにする
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"
#12634
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