# 呼 — Call

Frequency rank 313 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 歩 (Walk), less common than 番 (Number In A Series).

- On’yomi: こ
- Kun’yomi: よ
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A mouth on the left calls out to peace on the right — your mouth calls for peace, shouting across the divide to bring people together.

In words:

- 呼ぶ よぶ — to call out,to invite
- 呼吸 こきゅう — breath,respiration
- 呼び出す よびだす — to summon,to call (e.g. phone)

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