Usage patterns 〈 人ひと ・ 物もの 〉 を 〈 呼よ び 名な 〉 で 呼よ ぶ to call someone/something by a particular nickname or common name
Everyone calls him by the nickname 'Taka'.
〈 人ひと ・ 物もの 〉 に 呼よ び 名な をつける to give someone/something a common name or nickname
The researchers gave the newly discovered flower a common name.
〜 という 呼よ び 名な がある there is a popular name for ~
This fish has a common name, 'electric eel'.
Kanji 呼 call, call out to, invite 名 name, noted, distinguished Related words· 7 名前 is the general, neutral word for 'name', while 呼び名 stresses the informal or customary name actually used in everyday speech.
愛称 is an affectionate nickname given out of fondness, whereas 呼び名 is the broader term for whatever name people commonly use, affectionate or not.
通称 refers to a name widely used in public or society in place of an official one, while 呼び名 can be a more personal or local everyday designation.
呼称 is a more formal, often technical term for how something is designated or called, while 呼び名 is the everyday, conversational word for the same idea.
Show 3 more Show fewer 呼名 is a formal or ceremonial term for calling out names, while 点呼 is the everyday word for taking a roll call to check attendance.
呼び名 is the common modern term for the name someone is called by, whereas 称え is an old-fashioned, little-used equivalent.
呼び名 is the general term for whatever someone is called (including formal titles), while あだ名 refers specifically to an informal nickname.
Written forms 呼よ び 名な Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
呼よび 名な Usage 3%
Less common variant; learners should prefer 呼び名 .
Etymology Compound of 呼び (yobi, the continuative form of 呼ぶ 'to call') + 名 (na, 'name').
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