Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 呼


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Meaning

call, attract, summon

Pronunciation

KO
yobu

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: 乎 (var. hand , hence 'open' hand)

Mnemonic

A mouth and in front an open hand for better calling.

Radicals

mouth(A small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.)
hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ)
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Vocabulary

呼び出す よびだす to summon, to call (e.g. phone)
呼び掛ける よびかける to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal
呼び止める よびとめる to challenge, to call somebody to halt
呼ぶ よぶ to call out, to invite
呼吸 こきゅう breath, respiration

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