How do you say "call out" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "call out" is 呼び出す (yobidasu). It is a verb pronounced "yoh-bee-dah-soo".

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Pronunciation

呼び出す is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as yobidasu, it sounds roughly like "yoh-bee-dah-soo" to an English ear.

Example sentence

私は毎日呼び出します。

Watashi wa mainichi yobidashimasu.

I to call out every day.

Usage notes

呼び出す means to call out in Japanese. This is an everyday verb that learners encounter early. Mastering its masu form (呼び出します) and te-form opens up many sentence patterns.

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Questions about 呼び出す

How do you pronounce 呼び出す?

呼び出す is romanised as yobidasu. Say it roughly like "yoh-bee-dah-soo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 呼び出す formal or casual?

呼び出す is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.

How is 呼び出す written in Japanese?

呼び出す is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.