喚 (call, cry, scream, summon, yell) - Kanji Codex

喚

call, cry, scream, summon, yell

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

わめ.く

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:12

JLPT:1

Frequency:1120

Vocabulary

カン

Word	Reading	Meaning
喚起	カンキ	arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
喚問	カンモン	summons
喚声	カンセイ	shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
召喚	ショウカン	summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
阿鼻叫喚	アビキョウカン	agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
喚く	わめく	to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
喚び出す	よびだす	to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to summon; to page; to invoke (e.g. a spirit); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
喚ぶ	よぶ	to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife
喚び起こす	よびおこす	to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke; to arouse (e.g. interest)
泣き喚く	なきわめく	to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)

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