呼

8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3

call, call out to, invite

Kun'yomi
  • よぶ
    		to call out (to) ②to summon (a doctor, etc.) ③to invite ④to designate
On'yomi
  • コ
Nanori
  • よぶ

Main Radical

口(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

よぶ 90.0%
コ 10.0%

Character Breakdown

call, call out to, invite
よ.ぶ　コ　よぶ (6th, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
question mark, ?
コ　オ　か (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

よ
呼
　
ぶ
to call out (to) ②to summon (a doctor, etc.) ③to invite ④to designate
よ
呼
　
び
だ
出
　
す
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.) ②to invoke (e.g. a subroutine)
よ
呼
　
び
だ
出
　
し
call ②call ③usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.
　
お
よ
呼
　
び
call
こ
呼
きゅう
吸
breathing ②knack ③harmony
よ
呼
　
び
　
か
　
け
　
る
to call out to ②to appeal
よ
呼
　
び
よ
寄
　
せ
　
る
to call
よ
呼
　
び
す
捨
　
て
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
よ
呼
　
び
もど
戻
　
す
to call (someone) back ②to bring back (memories, etc.)
よ
呼
　
ば
　
わ
　
り
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 547C
JIS X 0208 1-24-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 914
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 769
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 273
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 324
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 205
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 246
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1485
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1597
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 640
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 571
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1000
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3471
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 856
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1254
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1325
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 410
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 867
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 862
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 197
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 301
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1497
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d5.4
Four corner code 6204.9
De Roo Code 3747