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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.
I heard someone call my name.
He heard his name called from behind.
I heard my name called from behind.
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.
What do you call this bird?
He turned around when I called.
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.
What do you call your husband at home?
I called his name loudly, but he didn't even look back.
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.
I heard her calling from the kitchen.
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.
What do you call this bird in English?
What do they call their baby?
Though it was noisy on the street, I could hear my name being called.
You can call a cat a small tiger, and a tiger a big cat.
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?
I was absorbed in a book and didn't hear you call.
Don't call him the criminal.
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".
We have been invited to dinner this evening.
This device allows humans to breathe underwater.
Raise your hand when I call your name.
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.
If anyone were to talk to me like that, I would call the police.
Have you called Lucy yet?
A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.
Children whose parents are dead are referred to as "orphans".
He called his father as he went up the stairs.
Her scream brought the police.
They call me captain.
While getting off the bus, she heard her name called.
I heard my name called from behind me.
The dog is called Spot by the family.
Oxygen is taken into our lungs when we breathe.
Take a deep breath and relax.
The fourth month is called April.
She heard her name called out in the crowd.
I heard my name called in the crowd.
Are you calling me a thief?
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.
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.
People normally breathe 12 to 20 times a minute.
I heard someone call my name in the crowded bus.
Dan, who was watching the scene, called the police.
I'm invited to Claudia's party tonight.
One side of a coin is called 'heads' and the other side is called 'tails'.
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 article on Buddhism revived my passion for Oriental religions.
The doctor called him back.
Her story brings back memories of my parents.
We call her a chef.
Did anybody call for security?
We call this mountain Tsurugidake.
This bay is called New York Harbor.
What were you called when you were a child?
It is no exaggeration to call him a genius.
Take a deep breath and then relax.
My friends call me Beth.
The dog is often called 'man's best friend.'
Don't call that student a fool.
Don't call him an idiot.
He called me a coward.
They called him a coward.
Oh, please call me Angela.
Unless you stop fighting, I'll call the police.
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.
Tom took a deep breath.
Tom called a taxi for me.
Tom heard his name being called.
Tom didn't call the police.
His father calls him Tom.