JLPT N5 · Verb

呼ぶ (yobu)

呼ぶ (よぶ, yobu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to call out (to); to call”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: よぶ
Romaji: yobu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぶ
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

to call out (to); to call; to invoke · godan verb, transitive
to summon (a doctor, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
to invite · godan verb, transitive
to designate; to name; to brand · godan verb, transitive
to garner (support, etc.); to gather · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

あなたが呼べば、彼は来るでしょう。

He will come if you call him.

Tatoeba #234086

「本当に警察を呼びたいのか」と僕は彼女に尋ねた。

"Are you sure you want to call the police?" I asked her.

Tatoeba #236148

パーティーに呼んでもらいましたが今回は行けません。

You invited me to your party, but I can't make it this time.

Tatoeba #198493

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 呼ぶ

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぶ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	呼ぶ	よぶ yobu
Polite (~masu)	呼びます	よびます yobimasu
Negative	呼ばない	よばない yobanai
Polite negative	呼びません	よびません yobimasen
Past	呼んだ	よんだ yonda
Polite past	呼びました	よびました yobimashita
Negative past	呼ばなかった	よばなかった yobanakatta
Te-form	呼んで	よんで yonde
Potential	呼べる	よべる yoberu
Passive	呼ばれる	よばれる yobareru
Causative	呼ばせる	よばせる yobaseru
Volitional	呼ぼう	よぼう yobou
Imperative	呼べ	よべ yobe
Conditional (~ba)	呼べば	よべば yobeba

Kanji in 呼ぶ

呼

call, call out to, inviteコ・よ.ぶ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 呼ぶ.

呼吸こきゅうbreathing呼び出すよびだすto call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.)呼び掛けるよびかけるto call out to呼び止めるよびとめるto (call and) stop

Source: JMdict entry 1266440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.