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Illustration of 呼ぶ

呼よぶ

よぶ yobu Play N5 Godan verb Transitive

人に声をかけて呼び寄せる。また、人を招く。 to call out; to invite

Example 1

あなたが呼よべば、彼かれは来くるでしょう。

He will come if you call him.

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Example 2

あなたをケパと呼よぶことにします。

You will be called Cephas.

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Kanji breakdown

呼

N3

call; call out to; invite

On reading
コ
Kun reading
よ.ぶ
Radical
口
Illustration of 呼吸
N3

こきゅう

breath; respiration

Illustration of 呼び出す
N2

よびだす

to summon; to call (e.g. phone)

Illustration of 呼び掛ける
N2

よびかける

to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal

Illustration of 呼び止める
N1

よびとめる

to challenge; to call somebody to halt

Illustration of 嗚呼
N1

ああ

Ah!; Oh!; Alas!