呼 call to someone

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

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

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
咲 bloom HORNY
呼 call to someone EQUAL 平

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

I call my EQUALS 'homey.'

Synonyms

breathe
息    呼吸