Word details

呼びかける

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 呼びかける.

Dictionary

Entry

呼びかける呼び掛けるびかけTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #2531
1

to call out to; to hail; to address

Examples
遠くから誰かが私に呼びかけているのが聞こえた。
I heard someone calling me from a distance.
2

to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort; to advise

Examples
警官はすりに対する注意を呼びかけた
The policeman called attention to the problem of pickpockets.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

call, call out to, invite

8 strokesFrequency 498JLPT N2Grade 6

On

Kun

よ.ぶ

Nanori

よぶ

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

11 strokesFrequency 1,027JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カイケイ

Kun

か.ける-か.けるか.け-か.け-が.けか.かる-か.かる-が.かるか.かり-が.かりかかり-がかり

Nanori

かけ

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