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自称
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 自称.
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Entry
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
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