呼び出し
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 呼 | 出 |
| よ Grade: 6 |
だ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 呼出 呼出し |
Etymology
Compound of 呼び (yobi, “calling”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 呼ぶ (yobu, “to call”)) + 出し (dashi, “out”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 出す (dasu, “to let or bring out”)). Literally, “calling [something] out”.
Pronunciation
Noun
呼び出し • (yobidashi)
- (computing) a call, such as of a function or method
- (law) a summons
- (sumo) a ring attendant at a sumo match who announces competitors’ names and tends the dohyo between bouts
- (fantasy) an invocation or summons, as of a magic spell or of a spirit
Synonyms
- (summons): 召喚 (shōkan)
- (summons, as a document): 召喚状 (shōkanjō); 呼び出し状 (yobidashijō), 呼出状 (yobidashijō)
- (sumo attendant): 前行司 (mae gyōji)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN