よぶ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぶ, transitive)
1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
Even if I call out a name, there is no one who answers.
2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
3. to invite
4. to designate; to name; to brand
It seems she likes being called 'young lady'.
5. to garner (support, etc.); to gather
6. to take as one's wife
Pitch accent
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Top 9800
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
whistle
to call the doctor
Examples (200 in total)
Please call me Taro.
Even when called, they don't turn around.
He called me Ichiro.
Who called him?
The ship is called "Lost Ship."
So that's why I was called here.
I'm rarely invited to parties.
I hear someone calling.
Have you called Lucy yet?
Someone is calling you.
I'll come to call you when it's ready.
Please call the guardian.
It cannot be called a fundamental solution.
You called me because you need something from me, right?
You can call me whatever you like.
Did anybody call for security?
What were you called when you were a child?
Oh, please call me Angela.
We usually call him Tom.
You may call me by my first name.
Stand up when your name is called.
But we call him Tony at home.
Ping pong is also called table tennis.
Is someone calling me?
Is that why you called me here?
Did you just call me?
He will come if you call him.
What does he want you to call him?
But you can call me whatever you like.
Didn't you hear your name called?
Someone was calling my name.
I call your name.
What do your friends call you?
Ah, could it be you're embarrassed to be called by your first name?
What do you call this bird?
We should call the police.
Are you going to invite me to your party?
I woke up because I felt like someone had called me.
I call out in a low voice and wait for a while.
I was suddenly called by name and came to my senses.
My name was suddenly called.
I call him Mike.
I heard her calling from the kitchen.
Grandma, call the teacher immediately.
What do they call their baby?
Call me when dinner is ready.
But now that I have been called, I have no choice but to go.
In case of an emergency, call the police.
The first thing you should do is call a lawyer.
I wonder if I was invited as a dance partner?
He's been dubbed a super high school student.
He probably went to call the homeroom teacher.
Call a taxi in the morning, please.
If you call them in a pinch, they will help you.
Raise your hand when I call your name.
He's known as the ace of the research institute.
We have been invited to dinner this evening.
He called his father as he went up the stairs.
Have you called an ambulance yet?
They call me captain.
That's why we invited a speaker too, right?
The rose is called the queen of flowers.
Please call me Joe.
I call out in a loud voice but there is no reply.
Can I call you Bob?
We call her a chef.
I'm invited to Claudia's party tonight.
We call our dog Pochi.
I will go and call the person in charge.
They called him a coward.
They call us problem children.
My friends call me Beth.
They call Robert "Bob".
Unless you stop fighting, I'll call the police.
She called him by name.
Hang on a minute. I'll call Jimmy.
Everybody calls him Mac.
What do you call this thing in German?
Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.
An angle of 90 degrees is called a right angle.
In Britain a truck is referred to as a lorry.
He was called Ted by his friends.
That sea is called the Mediterranean Sea.
Call me if you need anything.
I heard my name called from behind.
I heard someone call my name.
The teacher called each student by name.
The people in town also call him "Sensei."
Did you call today to report that?
I heard someone on the street calling me.
This time, I'll try calling out more clearly.
I called you here to help me.
It seems she likes being called 'young lady'.
He turned around when I called.
I think it's probably okay to call it a date.
I still call my mother Mama.
Everyone calls the company president "the old man."
Solid water is called ice.
Call me if you need help.
That person is known as a fixture of this library.
Somebody called my name in the dark.
How about trying to call out the name?
In our neighborhood, my son is known as the bug expert.
What do you call this bird in English?
Call someone who speaks Japanese, please.
We invited only close relatives to the wedding.
I'm not carrying anything that could be called a weapon.
He was a man known as the god of management.
And Mom's invited some weird people over again.
Wouldn't it be faster to call a contractor already?
This one is commonly known as the ring that brings happiness!
A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.
Come on, don't call me over something this small!
The fourth month is called April.
The dog is called Spot by the family.
I heard my name called from behind me.
Dan, who was watching the scene, called the police.
John has not come yet, but when he does, I will call you.
That match was called the fight of the century.
But his friends call him Ken.
It is no exaggeration to call him a genius.
This bay is called New York Harbor.
Jim called me a cab.
I am proud to call him my teacher.
I have called in experts to have everything removed.
A woman whose husband is dead is called a widow.
Everyone calls Tanaka "Tanakacchi."
I call the computer Tim.
Leave me alone or I'll call the police.
He found a public telephone and called a taxi.
He insulted me by calling me a donkey.
They called the dog Rocky.
Does Mike call his dog Pochi?
English people call elevators "lifts".
That problem naturally invited debate.
I was surprised to hear my name called.
He heard his name called from behind.
Can you stop calling me that?
What do you call your father at home?
The teacher will call us when he's ready.
"Are you sure you want to call the police?" I asked her.
In this town, he is called the god of cooking.
Let's think about going back to town and calling for reinforcements.
I heard my name called in the station.
You mean that thing where people call up the spirits of the dead?
I called his name loudly, but he didn't even look back.
Could you stop calling me that so openly in the classroom?
What do you call your husband at home?
I was walking in the park, when I heard my name called.
I wish to be called Chris.
I heard a voice calling me from the kitchen.
However, it was something that could not even be called a conversation.
Everything that has meaning can be called language.
What do you call it when water freezes?
A time when one hesitates whether to call it late at night or early morning.
Oh, it seems I called at a bad time.
Please call a taxi for this lady.
Strangely enough, a line calls forth even more lines.
I was called in a small voice and had my shoulder gently shaken.
Called by name, the shopkeeper grew slightly more wary.
Baseball is often called "the great American sport".
In that case, wouldn't it be inconvenient since you can't distinguish between them by name?
One side of a coin is called 'heads' and the other side is called 'tails'.
I was called into the office first.
The dog is often called 'man's best friend.'
We nicknamed her "Ann".
My name is Richard, but you can call me Dick.
My name is James, but please call me Jim.
Water in a solid state is called ice.
Not knowing what to do, I called her.
It makes me happy that you call my name at a time like this.
No, that's probably easier to say anyway, so that's fine.
It is said that the world was once ruled by things called demons.
No matter how much the child called out beside her, it never reached her mother's heart.
She seemed surprised to hear her name called from behind.
I heard my name called twice in the dark.
Anyway, I'll call people right away and have them tighten security at the mansion.
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.
It is called by a different name to distinguish it from the predecessor.
No, that can hardly be called a battle at all.
While getting off the bus, she heard her name called.
She heard her name called out in the crowd.
But when it actually came time to call, I hesitated.
I had also called the lumber merchant, just in case something like this might happen.
Feeling as though I had been called, I turned around, and there was my beloved.
In this pond there is a huge carp that people call the pond's guardian.
If you call him a clever man, he may be happy.
I heard someone call my name in the crowd.
Go to your room and wait there until I call you.
You are the only man in the world that I can call my friend.
However, if one makes a single mistake, it will lead to great misfortune.
I felt that it was more appropriate to call it a vibration phenomenon by now.
I was absorbed in a book and didn't hear you call.
I heard someone call my name in the crowded bus.
One who abandons their comrades and flees cannot possibly be called a brave person.
The black and white bears living in the mountains of China and Tibet are called pandas.
It is a place where those who can be called executives among the committee members have gathered.
If anyone were to talk to me like that, I would call the police.
Although it is a production zone with little lighting, there are not many things that could be called dangerous.