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Keyword
call
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1597
Readings
よ
(85%)
こ
(14%)
Composed of
口
mouth
乎
question mark
Mnemonic components
口
mouth
平
flat
Mnemonic

A mouth that is calling the kanji for flat. The top and the bottom stroke of 平 are slightly bent signifying that it's being attracted by the mouth.

Used in vocabulary (259 in total)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
256 more...
Examples (200 in total)
He will come if you call him.
Is that why you called me here?
Not knowing what to do, I called her.
Did you just call me?
Please call me Taro.
He called me Ichiro.
What does he want you to call him?
Who called him?
Call me if you need anything.
Didn't you hear your name called?
Did you hear your name called?
He heard his name called.
He called my name.
He didn't hear his name called.
I heard my name called.
I could hear my name being called.
Can you stop calling me that?
It seems to me that someone is calling you.
Someone was calling my name.
I heard someone calling my name.
Someone's calling my name.
I heard my name called by someone.
Is someone calling me?
I was surprised to hear my name called.
He heard his name called from behind.
I heard my name called from behind.
I heard someone call my name.
I heard someone on the street calling me.
I heard my name called by someone on the street.
I call your name.
I heard someone call my name from behind.
What do your friends call you?
Ah, could it be you're embarrassed to be called by your first name?
The teacher called each student by name.
She called the students into the room.
What do you call your father at home?
The ship is called "Lost Ship."
I called you here to help me.
Go to your room and wait there until I call you.
The teacher will call us when he's ready.
"Are you sure you want to call the police?" I asked her.
The important thing is to call the police at once.
Go back home and call the police!
We have to call the police.
I have to call the cops.
I called the police.
Are you going to call the police?
Call the police!
Please call the police.
Call the police in an emergency.
You are the only man in the world that I can call my friend.
He turned around when I called.
What do you call this bird?
I still call my mother Mama.
It is like the air we breathe.
Breathe normally.
We should call the police.
I called him up on the phone.
I heard my name called in the station.
Are you going to invite me to your party?
Have you determined whom you will invite to the party?
Solid water is called ice.
I was called out to the scene of the accident.
I heard my name called in the cafeteria.
Call me if you need help.
I heard a cry for help.
He called for help.
He was running and calling for help.
She seemed surprised to hear her name called from behind.
I'm rarely invited to parties.
I wasn't invited to the party.
I called his name loudly, but he didn't even look back.
What do you call your husband at home?
Somebody called my name in the dark.
I heard my name called in the dark.
I heard someone calling me from a distance.
I was walking in the park, when I heard my name called.
He had trouble breathing.
I heard my name called twice in the dark.
I call him Mike.
We call him Mike.
First, take a deep breath.
He took a deep breath.
He stood up and took a deep breath.
She took a deep breath.
Take a deep breath.
I heard her calling from the kitchen.
What do you call this bird in English?
What do they call their baby?
You can call a cat a small tiger, and a tiger a big cat.
Though it was noisy on the street, I could hear my name being called.
He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.
Call someone who speaks Japanese, please.
The first thing you should do is call a lawyer.
You'd better call a lawyer.
In case of an emergency, call the police.
Everything that has meaning can be called language.
What do you call it when water freezes?
Don't call him the criminal.
I was absorbed in a book and didn't hear you call.
Someone is calling you.
We call our teacher "Doraemon" because he's fat.
What should I call you?
Please call a taxi for this lady.
Should I call you a taxi?
Let's call a taxi and go back home.
Call a taxi.
I'll call you a taxi.
Will you please call me a taxi?
Can you call a taxi for me?
Please call a taxi.
Could you please get me a taxi?
He needn't have called a taxi.
He called a taxi for me.
She called me a taxi.
On his arrival at the station, he called a taxi.
Call a taxi in the morning, please.
However, they can help him breathe with a machine.
It cannot be called a fundamental solution.
We often call America the land of liberty.
Baseball is often called "the great American sport".
This device allows humans to breathe underwater.
We have been invited to dinner this evening.
Raise your hand when I call your name.
A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.
Children whose parents are dead are referred to as "orphans".
If anyone were to talk to me like that, I would call the police.
Have you called an ambulance yet?
Please call an ambulance.
Call an ambulance.
Call an ambulance!
Should I call an ambulance?
I'll call an ambulance.
Her scream brought the police.
Have you called Lucy yet?
While getting off the bus, she heard her name called.
He called his father as he went up the stairs.
I heard my name called from behind me.
They call me captain.
Oxygen is taken into our lungs when we breathe.
The dog is called Spot by the family.
Take a deep breath and relax.
She heard her name called out in the crowd.
I heard my name called in the crowd.
The fourth month is called April.
Are you calling me a thief?
Dan, who was watching the scene, called the police.
The rose is called the queen of flowers.
John has not come yet, but when he does, I will call you.
I am called John.
I suggested that John be called.
Please call me Joe.
People normally breathe 12 to 20 times a minute.
But his friends call him Ken.
My friends call me Ken.
Can I call you Bob?
They call me Bob.
You can call me Bob.
I heard someone call my name in the crowded bus.
One side of a coin is called 'heads' and the other side is called 'tails'.
I'm invited to Claudia's party tonight.
I call out in a loud voice but there is no reply.
I was called into the office first.
We call our dog Pochi.
Mayuko called me back.
The doctor called him back.
Her story brings back memories of my parents.
We call her a chef.
The article on Buddhism revived my passion for Oriental religions.
Did anybody call for security?
We call this mountain Tsurugidake.
This bay is called New York Harbor.
It is no exaggeration to call him a genius.
Take a deep breath and then relax.
What were you called when you were a child?
My name is Richard, but you can call me Dick.
The dog is often called 'man's best friend.'
My friends call me Beth.
He called me a coward.
They called him a coward.
Don't call that student a fool.
Don't call him an idiot.
Oh, please call me Angela.
Unless you stop fighting, I'll call the police.
We nicknamed her "Ann".
The smell brought back memories of a night some years before.
The article on Buddhism revived my interest in oriental religions.
His story excited everyone's curiosity.
We usually call him Tom.
Please call me Tom from now on.
Why do people call him Tom?
Tom called his boss an idiot.
I told you not to call me Tom, didn't I?
Is it all right if I call you Tom?
I'd be happy if you'd call me Tom.
Call me Tom.
Tom immediately called an ambulance.
Tom called a taxi for Mary.
Tom called Mary.
Tom took a very deep breath.