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呼びかけ (よびかけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

呼よびかけ

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Meanings

1

call; appeal; addressing someone

Refers to the act of calling out to someone, making an appeal, or addressing a group. Often used in contexts like public announcements, rallying cries, or simply getting someone's attention.

先せん生せいが生せい徒とたちに

呼よ

びかけ

を

行おこな

っ

た

。

The teacher made an appeal to the students.

彼かれの呼よびかけに応おうじて、多おおくの人ひとが集あつまった。

In response to his call, many people gathered.

Usage patterns

呼よびかけに応おうじるto respond to an appeal/call
彼かれは市し民みんの呼よびかけに応おうじてボランティア活かつ動どうに参さん加かした。
He answered the citizens' call and joined the volunteer activity.
呼よびかけを行おこなうto make/issue an appeal
政せい府ふは節せつ電でんへの呼よびかけを行おこなった。
The government issued an appeal for power conservation.
呼よびかけを無む視しするto ignore an appeal/call
彼かれはデモの呼よびかけを無む視しして仕し事ごとに行いった。
He ignored the call for the protest and went to work.
〈事こと〉への呼よびかけa call/appeal for something
平へい和わへの呼よびかけが世せ界かい中じゅうで広ひろがっている。
Calls for peace are spreading worldwide.

Kanji

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

Related words

訴うったえN1
訴え is a heartfelt plea or complaint, often carrying emotional urgency, while 呼びかけ is a more neutral call or appeal to action.
アピールN2
アピール is a casual loanword for an appeal or plea often used in advertising or public campaigns, whereas 呼びかけ is the native Japanese term with a broader, more formal range.
勧かん告こくN1
勧告 is a formal, official recommendation or advisory issued by an authority, while 呼びかけ is a more general call for action that can come from anyone.

Don't confuse with

呼よび出だし
呼び出し means summoning or paging a specific person, while 呼びかけ means making a general appeal or call to a group.
呼よび声ごえ
呼び声 refers to a calling voice or a person's reputation/buzz, whereas 呼びかけ refers to the act of appealing or addressing someone.

Counted with

回かいN4
呼びかけ is counted with 回 when referring to the number of times an appeal or call is made.

Word family

呼よび掛かけるN2
call out to; hail; address · appeal to; urge; exhort

Written forms

呼よびかけUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
呼よび掛かけUsage14%
Alternate kanji spelling using 掛ける; less common but still encountered.
よびかけUsage3%

Etymology

Compound of the continuative form of 呼ぶ (yobu, 'to call') + かけ (kake, from 掛ける, 'to address').