呼び掛ける

What it means

呼び掛ける means to call out to someone or to address an audience; it also means to make a public appeal or to solicit a response.

Main meanings

• call out to attract someone's attention explicitly
• address or speak to a group, inviting participation or response
• make a public appeal or call for action
• invoke attention or support in a campaign or situation

How to use it

Used to address a person or audience directly or to invite a response; appropriate in both formal and informal contexts; commonly found in public announcements, speeches, campaigns, and organizational communications; the target can be a person, a group, or society at large; follows particles such as に or を depending on the object.