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KanjiN3Grade 6 · 小68 strokesRadical 口#498 in newspapers

呼 · call, call out to

呼 is a kanji meaning call, call out to, invite. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • コko

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • よぶyobu

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 呼 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 呼
WordReadingMeaningLevel
呼ぶよぶto call (one's name); to inviteN5
呼吸こきゅうbreath, respirationN3
呼び掛けるよびかけるto call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appealN2
呼び出すよびだすto summon, to call (e.g., phone)N2
呼び止めるよびとめるto flag downN1

Example sentence

誰か呼んでますよ。

だれかよんでますよ

Someone is calling you.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #9943055 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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