Japanese symbol for “call”
訪問
ほうもん
Romaji: houmon
call; visit
In Japanese, call is 訪問, read ほうもん (houmon).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs call; visit
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “call”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼びかけ | よびかけ yobikake | call; appeal |
| 連絡 | れんらく renraku | contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ yobu | to call out (to); to call; to invoke |
| 判定 | はんてい hantei | judgement; judgment; decision |
| 称する | しょうする shousuru | to call; to name |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 訪ねる | たずねる tazuneru | to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to |
| 訪れ | おとずれ otozure | visit; call |
| 訪れる | おとずれる otozureru | to visit; to call on |
| 訪日 | ほうにち hounichi | visit to Japan |
| 訪米 | ほうべい houbei | visit to the United States |
| 問題 | もんだい mondai | question (e.g. on a test); problem |
| 質問 | しつもん shitsumon | question; inquiry; enquiry |
| 疑問 | ぎもん gimon | doubt; question; suspicion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “call”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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