呼
Call
Meanings
Call, Call Out To, Invite
On'yomi
こ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
よ.ぶ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
呼 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
呼 (Call) is taught on WaniKani at level 23 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #498 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 23
Words using 呼
呼びかけるよびかけるto call out to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.)呼び水よびみずpump-priming呼び声よびごえcall呼び戻すよびもどすto call (someone) back呼ぶよぶto call out (to)呼応こおうhailing each other呼吸こきゅうbreathing呼吸器こきゅうきrespiratory organs呼称こしょうname
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