指し呼こ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

beckoning; calling over by gesture

Refers to summoning someone with a hand gesture or nod. Often used in the phrase 指呼の間 (しこのかん), meaning 'within beckoning distance' or 'a stone's throw away'. The standalone verb use (指呼する) is somewhat literary.

• 彼かれは部ぶ下かを指し呼こして、すぐに指し示じを出だした。

  He beckoned his subordinate and gave instructions immediately.

• 駅えきはここから