Kanji
N3 8 strokes Grade 6 freq #498

call, call out to, invite

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

mouth kuchi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

breathing; respiration
hailing each other
respiratory organs
name; designation
artificial respiration
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name)
roll-call; muster
deep breath

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to call out (to); to call
call; appeal
call; summons
pump-priming; rousing
popular name; common name
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come
call; hail
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
main attraction; special feature

Example sentences

His name is Kenji, but everyone calls him Ken.

His name is Kenji, but we call him Ken.

He had trouble breathing.

His breathing became faint.