呼ぶ

• 読み: よぶ
• ローマ字: yobu
• 漢字の分解: 呼 (ko/yo) — to call, to summon
• 発音: /jo.bɯ/

意味

To call out to; to call; to summon; to invite. Used for calling someone's name or inviting people.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the ぶ ending (呼んで, 呼んだ, 呼びます). Used broadly: calling someone by name, calling a taxi, inviting friends to a party, or summoning help. The noun form 呼び方 means 'way of calling/addressing.'

例文

1. タクシーを呼んでください。
2. 名前を呼ばれて振り向いた。
3. パーティーに友達を呼びます。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, social situations, emergencies

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 呼 combines 口 (mouth) with 乎, a character suggesting exhalation. The meaning of calling out with one's voice has remained consistent since Old Japanese.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal