Japanese symbol for “called”
てえ
てえ
Romaji: tee
called; named; that says; that
In Japanese, called is てえ (tee).
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Meanings
- exp called; named; that says; that
Written forms: —. Readings: てえ、ってぇ、ってえ.
Other Japanese words for “called”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| っちゅう | っちゅう tchuu | meaning; called; named |
| と言う | という toiu | called; named; that says |
| っつ | っつ ttsu | called; known as; that |
| 人呼んで | ひとよんで hitoyonde | known as ...; also known as ...; called ... |
| って言う | っていう tteiu | meaning; called; said |
See also: Chinese symbol for “called”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.