# 喚 — call forth; yell

喚 means “call forth; yell”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: わめ(く) (wameku).

- Meaning: call forth; yell
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: わめ(く) (wameku)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 2

## How to remember 喚

Parts: 口 mouth; box · ⺈ bent person · 冂 frame · 儿 legs · 大 big

## Don't confuse it with

[換](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/convert/)

## More in the “Words & language 2” set

[勧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/advise/) · [薦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/recommend/) · [釈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/interpret/) · [喚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/call-forth/) · [詳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/in-detail/) · [句](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/phrase/) · [唆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tempt/) · [陳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lay-out/) · [黙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silent/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/call-forth/. Last updated 2026-11-01.