See 呼ぶ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"form": "呼ば",
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"form": "呼び",
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"form": "よび",
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{
"form": "呼ぶ",
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},
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"form": "yobu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "呼べ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "よべ",
"source": "conjugation",
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"error-unrecognized-form"
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},
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
"form": "呼ばれる",
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},
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"form": "よばれる",
"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
"form": "yobareru",
"source": "conjugation",
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"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ばせる",
"source": "conjugation",
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"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ばす",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "よばせる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "よばす",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "yobaseru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "yobasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "呼べる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "よべる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "yoberu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ぼう",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "よぼう",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "yobō",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ばない",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "よばない",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "yobanai",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ばず",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "よばず",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "yobazu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "呼びます",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "よびます",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "yobimasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "呼んだ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "よんだ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "yonda",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "呼んで",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "よんで",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "yonde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "呼べば",
"source": "conjugation",
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"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "よべば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "yobeba",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
}
],
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"name": "ja-verb"
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],
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"english": "I always called him \"teacher.\"",
"ref": "1914, 夏目漱石, こころ",
"roman": "Watashi wa sono hito o tsune ni sensei to yonde ita.",
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"人",
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[
"呼",
"よ"
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"text": "私はその人を常に先生と呼んでいた。"
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"id": "en-呼ぶ-ja-verb-INsdFFaO"
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"english": "Please hurry up and hail a taxi.",
"ref": "1926, 松本泰, 日蔭の街",
"roman": "Hayaku, nanitozo, takushī o yonde kudasai.",
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[
"何卒",
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[
"下",
"くだ"
]
],
"text": "早く、何卒、タクシーを呼んで下さい。"
}
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],
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{
"english": "People know these two paths by many names.",
"ref": "1910, 有島武郎, 二つの道",
"roman": "Hito wa iroiro na na ni yotte kono futatsu no michi o yonde iru.",
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"人",
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"名",
"な"
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[
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"ふた"
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[
"道",
"みち"
],
[
"呼",
"よ"
]
],
"text": "人はいろいろな名によってこの二つの道を呼んでいる。"
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],
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}
],
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3,
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],
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24,
28
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],
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8,
10
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],
"english": "to invite a friend to one's place",
"roman": "o-tomodachi o o-uchi ni yobu",
"ruby": [
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"友達",
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"よ"
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},
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"よ"
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"よ"
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},
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"form": "no-table-tags",
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},
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{
"form": "呼ば",
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{
"form": "よば",
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"error-unrecognized-form"
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},
{
"form": "yoba",
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"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "呼び",
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},
{
"form": "よび",
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},
{
"form": "yobi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ぶ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "よぶ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "yobu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "呼べ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "よべ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "yobe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ばれる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "よばれる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "yobareru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ばせる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ばす",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "よばせる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "よばす",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "yobaseru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "yobasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "呼べる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "よべる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "yoberu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ぼう",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "よぼう",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "yobō",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ばない",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "よばない",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "yobanai",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "呼ばず",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "よばず",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "yobazu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "呼びます",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "よびます",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "yobimasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "呼んだ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "よんだ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "yonda",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "呼んで",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "よんで",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "yonde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "呼べば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "よべば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "yobeba",
"source": "conjugation",
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"hypothetical"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "よぶ",
"tr": "trans",
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},
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{
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"to call; to call out"
],
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{
"english": "I always called him \"teacher.\"",
"ref": "1914, 夏目漱石, こころ",
"roman": "Watashi wa sono hito o tsune ni sensei to yonde ita.",
"ruby": [
[
"私",
"わたし"
],
[
"人",
"ひと"
],
[
"常",
"つね"
],
[
"先生",
"せんせい"
],
[
"呼",
"よ"
]
],
"text": "私はその人を常に先生と呼んでいた。"
}
],
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"to call, to apply a name to someone"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Japanese terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"english": "Please hurry up and hail a taxi.",
"ref": "1926, 松本泰, 日蔭の街",
"roman": "Hayaku, nanitozo, takushī o yonde kudasai.",
"ruby": [
[
"早",
"はや"
],
[
"何卒",
"なにとぞ"
],
[
"呼",
"よ"
],
[
"下",
"くだ"
]
],
"text": "早く、何卒、タクシーを呼んで下さい。"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to send for someone, to call for someone, to get someone"
],
"links": [
[
"send",
"send"
],
[
"call",
"call"
],
[
"get",
"get"
]
]
},
{
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"Japanese terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "People know these two paths by many names.",
"ref": "1910, 有島武郎, 二つの道",
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[
"人",
"ひと"
],
[
"名",
"な"
],
[
"二",
"ふた"
],
[
"道",
"みち"
],
[
"呼",
"よ"
]
],
"text": "人はいろいろな名によってこの二つの道を呼んでいる。"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to call something by a name; to designate"
],
"links": [
[
"name",
"name"
],
[
"designate",
"designate"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Japanese terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
3,
9
]
],
"bold_roman_offsets": [
[
24,
28
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
8,
10
]
],
"english": "to invite a friend to one's place",
"roman": "o-tomodachi o o-uchi ni yobu",
"ruby": [
[
"友達",
"ともだち"
],
[
"呼",
"よ"
]
],
"text": "お友達をおうちに呼ぶ",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to invite"
],
"links": [
[
"invite",
"invite"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"other": "よぶ"
},
{
"ipa": "[jo̞bɯ̟]"
}
],
"word": "呼ぶ"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 呼ぶ meaning in Japanese (6.6kB)
{
"called_from": "parser/1336",
"msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
"path": [
"呼ぶ"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "呼ぶ",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
"path": [
"呼ぶ"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "呼ぶ",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
"path": [
"呼ぶ"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "呼ぶ",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
"path": [
"呼ぶ"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "呼ぶ",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
"path": [
"呼ぶ"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "呼ぶ",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
"path": [
"呼ぶ"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "呼ぶ",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
"path": [
"呼ぶ"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "呼ぶ",
"trace": ""
}
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