| Word form | yobu |
| Original script | 呼ぶ |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | “call” in general. An often used compound verb is yobidasu “call out” |
| Analyzability | unanalyzable |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 万葉集 (after 8th century) |
| Register | General |