call to someone

(mouth/small box radical) + (equal / level)
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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.
★★★★☆
( ) 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
(call to someone) + (suck) = 呼吸 (respiration)

Doctors' word for breathing. (most people just say 息(いき))

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
bloom HORNY
call to someone EQUAL

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

I call my EQUALS 'homey.'

Synonyms

breathe
息    呼吸