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呼ばわり (よばわり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, used as a suffix, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
calling someone (a name) ; branding (as) ; denouncing
Used as a suffix attached to a negative label (e.g., 泥棒, 嘘つき) to mean calling someone that name, often publicly or accusingly. Followed by する to form a verb.
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If you do that, you'll be branded a liar.
Written forms 呼よ ばわり Usage 88%
Standard kanji spelling; the reading is よばわり.
よばわり Usage 12%
Kanji 呼 call, call out to, invite Etymology Compound of 呼ば (the 未然形 of 呼ぶ, 'to call') + わり (連用形 of 割る, 'to split' or 'to assign'), literally 'to call and assign a label'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the form has been used since at least the Edo period.
