呼 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- コ
- Kun
- よ(ぶ)
- Meaning
- to call; call out; breathe out
Origin
口 "mouth" plus 乎 "a drawn-out cry"; raising the voice to call someone — hence "to call."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コ | 呼吸・呼応・点呼 |
|---|---|
| よぶ | 呼ぶ・呼び声 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 呼吸こきゅう
breathing
- 点呼てんこ
roll call
Example
名前を呼ばれて手をあげた。
My name was called and I raised my hand.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)