称
称

appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame

10 strokesFrequency 985JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ショウ

Kun

たた.えるとな.えるあ.げるかな.うはか.りはか.るほめ.る

Nanori

ね

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褒める誉めるほめる賞める称める讃めるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1543
1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

Examples
ヘレンはみんなにほめられて顔を赤くした。
Helen blushed at their praise.
称するしょうするTransitiveFreq #5069
1

Suru verb - special class

to call; to name

Examples
私は建築を凍結した音楽と称する。
I call architecture frozen music.
2

Suru verb - special class

to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...

Examples
彼は自らを日本のエジソンと称した。
He called himself an Edison of Japan.
3

Suru verb - special class

to purport (to be); to profess; to claim; to pretend; to feign

4

Suru verb - special class

to praise; to applaud

自称じしょうFreq #6909
1

Noun or verb acting prenominally

self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled; would-be

Examples
彼は財政の専門家であると自称した。
He claimed to be an expert in finance.
2

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

professing oneself to be; calling oneself; describing oneself as

Examples
それからまもなく幾人かの測量士と自称する変な服装をした人たちが集落にやってきて、祖母の小屋の前を測っていきました。
Pretty soon along came to the village some strangely dressed people who called themselves surveyors; and they surveyed a line in front of my grandmother's little house.
3

Common noun; Grammar

first person

通称つうしょうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #6919
1

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

名称めいしょうNounFreq #7731
1

name; title

Examples
この会の名称はＥ．Ｓ．Ｓ．とする。
This association shall be called the E.S.S.
称号しょうごうNounFreq #8536
1

title; name; degree

Examples
フランクス陸軍大将がナイト爵位の名誉称号を授かりました。
General Franks received an honorary knighthood.
賞賛称賛しょうさん賞讃称讃NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #9660
1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

Examples
この本は賞賛に値する。
This book is worthy of praise.
称える讃えるたたえる賛える讚えるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #13360
1

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

Examples
人々はみな彼の英雄的行為をたたえた。
Everybody praised his heroism.
呼称こしょうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #14257
1

name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name

愛称あいしょうNounFreq #14845
1

pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment

Examples
私たちは彼女を「アン」という愛称で呼んだ。
We nicknamed her "Ann".
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