Kanji: 呼

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	口 Radical name: くち
Meaning:	Call, call out to, invite
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	呼(よ)ぶ	to call out, to invite
N3	呼吸(こきゅう)	breath, respiration
N2	呼(よ)び掛(か)ける	to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal
N2	呼(よ)び出(だ)す	to summon, to call (e.g. phone)
N1	呼(よ)び止(と)める	to challenge, to call somebody to halt