称 — kanji meaning “appellation”
称
appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame
- Meanings
- appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- たた.える、とな.える、あ.げる、かな.う、はか.り、はか.る、ほめ.る
- Name readings
- ね
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #985 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 115
- Chinese reading
- chēng, chèn, chèng — Chinese character page
Words with 称
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名称 | めいしょう meishou | name; title |
| 自称 | じしょう jishou | self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled |
| 通称 | つうしょう tsuushou | popular name; common name; nickname |
| 称する | しょうする shousuru | to call; to name |
| 愛称 | あいしょう aishou | pet name; nickname; affectionate name |
| 略称 | りゃくしょう ryakushou | abbreviation |
| 呼称 | こしょう koshou | name; designation; denomination |
| 詐称 | さしょう sashou | misrepresentation; false statement |
| 対称 | たいしょう taishou | symmetry |
| 敬称 | けいしょう keishou | honorific title; honorific term of address |
| 称号 | しょうごう shougou | title; name; degree |
| 仮称 | かしょう kashou | temporary name; provisional name |
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