“To hail” in Japanese
Short answer
To hail in Japanese is “呼びかける” (yobikakeru). Full meaning: to call out to, to hail, to address; to appeal.
Other ways to say “To hail” in Japanese
称える
tataeru to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate; to call (by a name), to name
呼び止める
yobitomeru to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)
頌える
tataeru to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate; to call (by a name), to name
讚える
tataeru to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate; to call (by a name), to name
賛える
tataeru to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate; to call (by a name), to name
讃える
tataeru to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate; to call (by a name), to name
迎える
mukaeru to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail; to call for, to summon, to invite; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family), to take (e.g. a wife)
呼び止る
yobitomeru to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)
呼止める
yobitomeru to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)
よびとめる
yobitomeru to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)
呼びとめる
yobitomeru to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)
Looking for the other direction? Search any Japanese word in the Nihoner lexicon, or practise what you have learned in the learning games.