No. 2,090 in Japanese
呼ぶ
"To call, invite, or summon."
In a sentence
私は彼を名前で呼ぶことにしています。
I make it a habit to call him by his name.
In this sentence, 呼ぶ is used in the sense of 'to call someone by their name'.
タクシーを呼んでください。
Please call a taxi.
Here, 呼ぶ means 'to summon or request a service, such as calling for a taxi.'
彼のことを親しみを込めてニックネームで呼んでいる。
I call him affectionately by his nickname.
In this context, 呼ぶ is used to mean 'to address someone using a nickname.'
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