呼よび掛かける

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呼び掛ける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	呼よび掛かける	呼よび掛かけない
Polite	呼よび掛かけます	呼よび掛かけません
Past polite	呼よび掛かけました	呼よび掛かけませんでした
Past	呼よび掛かけた	呼よび掛かけなかった
Te-form	呼よび掛かけて	呼よび掛かけないで
Desire	呼よび掛かけたい	呼よび掛かけたくない
Potential	呼よび掛かけられるalso 呼よび掛かけれる	呼よび掛かけられないalso 呼よび掛かけれない
Passive	呼よび掛かけられる	呼よび掛かけられない
Causative	呼よび掛かけさせる	呼よび掛かけさせない
Causative passive	呼よび掛かけさせられる	呼よび掛かけさせられない
Volitional	呼よび掛かけよう
Polite volitional	呼よび掛かけましょう
Imperative	呼よび掛かけろ	呼よび掛かけるな
Conditional	呼よび掛かければ	呼よび掛かけなければ
Tara conditional	呼よび掛かけたら	呼よび掛かけなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

call out to; hail; address

Used when speaking to someone to get their attention, often in a public or direct manner.

駅えきで友ゆう人じんに呼よび掛かけたが、気きづかれなかった。
I called out to a friend at the station, but they didn't notice.
知しらない人ひとに道みちで呼よび掛かけられて驚おどろいた。
I was surprised when a stranger addressed me on the street.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

appeal to; urge; exhort

Used for making a public appeal, urging action, or giving strong advice, often to a group or the public.

市し長ちょうは市し民みんに節せつ電でんを呼よび掛かけた。
The mayor appealed to the citizens to conserve electricity.
医い者しゃは患かん者じゃに禁きん煙えんを強つよく呼よび掛かけた。
The doctor strongly urged the patient to quit smoking.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に呼よびかけるto call out to someone
彼かれは道みちの向むこうから彼かの女じょに呼よびかけた。
He called out to her from across the street.
〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を呼よびかけるto appeal to people for something
市し長ちょうは住じゅう民みんに節せつ電でんを呼よびかけた。
The mayor appealed to residents to save electricity.
大おお声ごえで呼よびかけるto call out loudly
大おお声ごえで呼よびかけても返へん事じがなかった。
Even calling out loudly, there was no response.
〈事こと〉への協きょう力りょくを呼よびかけるto appeal for cooperation with something
団だん体たいは募ぼ金きんへの協きょう力りょくを呼よびかけた。
The organization appealed for cooperation with the fundraiser.

Expressions

参さん加かを呼よびかけるcall for participation; invite to join

Kanji

呼call, call out to, invite
掛hang, suspend, depend

Related words· 6

呼よぶN5sense 1
呼ぶ is the plain, general verb for 'to call' or 'invite', while 呼びかける specifically means calling out to get someone's attention or making a public appeal.
訴うったえるN3sense 2
訴える often carries a legal or emotional sense of appealing, whereas 呼びかける is used for urging people to take action or respond.
促うながすN1sense 2
促す means to prompt or urge someone toward an action, while 呼びかける emphasizes making a public or direct appeal.
働はたらき掛かけるN1sense 2
働きかける implies actively lobbying or influencing someone toward a goal, while 呼びかける focuses on the act of calling out or appealing verbally.

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訴うったえかけるN2
呼びかける means to call out to or appeal to people for attention or action, whereas 訴えかける stresses touching someone's emotions or conscience.
募つのるN1
呼びかける means to appeal to people directly (often in speech), while 募る focuses on the act of gathering contributions, opinions, or participants.

Don't confuse with

呼よび出だすN2sense 1
呼び出す means to summon or call someone to come to a place, whereas 呼びかける means to call out to or appeal to someone without necessarily summoning them.

Word family

呼よびかけ
call; appeal; addressing someone

Written forms

呼よび掛かけるUsage12%
Standard kanji spelling; 掛ける is the common form for this verb.
呼よびかけるUsage83%
Simplified variant using かける; also common in modern writing.
よびかけるUsage5%

Etymology

Compound of 呼び (continuative form of 呼ぶ, 'to call') + 掛ける ('to direct toward'). The combination yields the sense of directing a call or appeal toward someone.