VocabJLPT N5
to call
Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to call out (to)
  2. 2. to call
  3. 3. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
  4. 4. to invite
This verb means to call out to someone, to invite someone, or to refer to someone by a particular name. It is commonly used in sentences like calling a friend over or addressing someone with a title or nickname.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I feel like that voice was calling me.

Sentence 2

Don't call me by that name.

Sentence 3

Don't call her yet.

Sentence 4

Here we call him "Sensei."

Sentence 5

I called for my dog outside and it came running.