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What does the kanji 呼 mean?

呼 means call, shout; breathe. On'yomi コ. Kun'yomi よ.ぶ.

Quick facts
On'yomiコ
Kun'yomiよ.ぶ
Strokes8
Main radical口
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi コKun'yomi よ.ぶ
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

call, shout; breathe

Memory hook

A mouth (口) sounding out loud to call someone over — CALL, BREATHE.

Main radical

口mouth 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

  • 呼ぶよぶto call, to invite
  • 呼吸こきゅうbreathing, respiration

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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