呼ぶ (よぶ, yobu) Japanese meaning: call out | Kotomora

呼よぶ

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呼ぶ · godan verb (-bu)

Meanings

godan verb (-bu), transitive verb

General use for calling someone's name, shouting to get attention, or invoking a spirit/god.

招まねくN3sense 3
招く is more formal and typically used for inviting someone to a place or event, or for causing a result (誤解を招く), while 呼ぶ is the broader, everyday word for calling, summoning, or inviting.
誘さそうN4sense 3
誘う implies a friendly, casual invitation to do something together, while 呼ぶ can sound more direct or deliberate when inviting someone.
娶めとる sense 6
娶る is the modern word for taking a wife in marriage, whereas 呼ぶ's use for this meaning is archaic and rarely used today.
称しょうす
称す is a formal, literary way to name or designate something, while 呼ぶ is the everyday verb for calling or naming.

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呼よび出だすN2
呼ぶ is the basic verb for calling or inviting someone, while 呼び出す specifically implies making that person come out or come to a certain place.
称しょうするN1
呼ぶ is the common, everyday verb for calling or naming someone or something, while 称する is a more formal, often official word used for designation.
呼よび戻もどす
呼ぶ is the general verb for calling someone, while 呼び戻す specifically means calling them back to a place or previous state.

召めすN1
呼ぶ is the plain verb for calling or summoning someone, while 召す is its formal, honorific counterpart used for a superior's summons.

叫さけぶN3
呼ぶ means to call or summon someone and is often confused with 叫ぶ because both involve raising one's voice, but 呼ぶ doesn't imply the loud, emotional intensity of 叫ぶ.

呼よぶUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling for all modern senses.
よぶUsage12%
喚よぶUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older or literary texts.

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 呼 is conventionally associated with calling and summoning.