# 呼 — call out; breathe out

呼 means “call out; breathe out”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko). Kun'yomi: よ(ぶ) (yobu). You'll see it in words such as 呼ぶ (yobu, “to call out; to call”).

- Meaning: call out; breathe out
- On'yomi: コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi: よ(ぶ) (yobu)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Words & language 2

## Words with 呼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ (yobu) | to call out; to call |
| 呼びかけ | よびかけ (yobikake) | call; appeal |
| 呼びかける | よびかける (yobikakeru) | to call out to; to hail |

## Don't confuse it with

[史](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/history/) · [呂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine/)

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

[評](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/evaluate/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [呼](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/call-out/) · [録](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/record/) · [否](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deny/) · [批](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/criticize/) · [章](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chapter/) · [誰](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/who/)

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