Japanese symbol for “declared”

公称

こうしょう

Romaji: koushou

public announcement; official statement; official claim

In Japanese, declared is 公称, read こうしょう (koushou).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt public announcement; official statement; official claim
adj-f nominal; official; declared; claimed
n official name

Kanji and stroke order

公

public, prince, official

on: コウ、ク
kun: おおやけ

4 strokes · JLPT 2

称

appellation, praise, admire

on: ショウ
kun: たた.える、とな.える、あ.げる、かな.う

10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
公開	こうかい koukai	opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
公式	こうしき koushiki	official; formal
公演	こうえん kouen	public performance
公園	こうえん kouen	(public) park
公共	こうきょう koukyou	public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
公表	こうひょう kouhyou	official announcement; proclamation
名称	めいしょう meishou	name; title
自称	じしょう jishou	self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled

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.