喚
KANJI DETAIL
call out
On readingかん12 strokesN2
Radical 口 · mouthStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 喚.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- かん
- Kun reading
- わめく
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
喚expresses calling out or evoking something; its on-reading isかんand its kun-reading isわめく. - Basic usage:
喚くmeans yelling or screaming;喚起, readかんき, means alerting or evocation.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A loud voice and arousing attention or memory
喚いていたwith the words門を開けろmeans that someone was yelling for the gate to be opened.注意を喚起したmeans that something drew attention to a need for caution, while記憶を喚起するmeans evoking memories. A notice or photograph can provide the trigger, so this is not limited to making a loud sound.

