# 呼 call to someone

口 (mouth/small box radical) + 平 (equal / level)
★★★★☆
6 strokes

## Onyomi

KO |

## Mnemonic

| I call KODOMOs (子= KO ) with my mouth and they call me back equally loudly.

## Kunyomi

( を or に ) よ＊ぶ | to call to your friends, on the street. Also, calling the police or ambulance. ★★★★☆
( に ) よ＊ばれた | To be named, or to be called . If your Pops is sometimes called Twana, you'd say,'パパがTwanaに 呼ばれた。' 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

呼吸(こきゅう) する | respiration ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 呼 (call to someone) + 吸 (suck) = 呼吸 (respiration) Doctors' word for breathing. (most people just say 息（いき））

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
咲 | bloom | HORNY |
呼 | call to someone | EQUAL | 平

When flowers bloom, it means they are HORNY (pollen and all that), but

I call my EQUALS 'homey.'

## Synonyms

breathe 息 呼吸