Word Meaning 呼び水

よびみず yobimizu

呼び水 is read as よびみず (yobimizu) and means pump-priming.

Meaning

English

  1. pump-priming
  2. rousing
  3. stimulation

Reading

Kana

よびみず

Romaji

yobimizu

Writing Variants

  • 呼水 よびみず yobimizu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 15915 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

呼ぶ

よぶ

to invite

呼吸

こきゅう

breathing

呼び出す

よびだす

to invoke (e.g. a subroutine)

呼び名

よびな

popular name

呼び声

よびごえ

call

呼び戻す

よびもどす

to bring back (memories, etc.)

呼び出し

よびだし

box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

呼ばわり

よばわり

denouncing

呼び物

よびもの

main attraction