呼び出す

よびだす · yobidasu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to call

📞 呼ぶ (call) + 出す (bring out) = call someone out to you

呼ぶ means call or shout, and 出す means take out or bring out. Together they mean calling someone or something out to you, whether summoning a person or phoning them.

出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'

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