称しょうす

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

godan verb (-su), suru verb (precursor), transitive verb

call; name

Used for giving a name or label to someone or something. Often appears in the pattern AをBと称す.

See also: 称する

人ひと々びとは彼かれを天てん才さいと称しょうした。
People called him a genius.

godan verb (-su), suru verb (precursor), transitive verb

call oneself; go by the name of

Refers to the name or title one uses for oneself. Common in the pattern ～と称す.

See also: 称する

彼かれは自みずからを詩し人じんと称しょうしている。
He calls himself a poet.

godan verb (-su), suru verb (precursor), transitive verb

purport; profess; claim; pretend; feign

Often implies a false or exaggerated claim. Used when someone asserts an identity, status, or quality that may not be true.

See also: 称する

彼かれは医い者しゃと称しょうして金かねをだまし取とった。
He swindled money by pretending to be a doctor.

godan verb (-su), suru verb (precursor), transitive verb

praise; applaud

Literary or formal use for praising someone's achievements or virtues. Less common in everyday speech.

See also: 称する

彼かれの功こう績せきは大おおいに称しょうされるべきだ。
His achievements should be highly praised.

Written forms

称しょうすUsage99%
Standard modern spelling for this verb.
稱しょうすUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; included for search compatibility.

Kanji

称appellation, praise, admire
稱call, name, brand

Similar words

称しょうする
Modern suru-verb equivalent with the same meanings. 称す is an older form, now less common.

Etymology

The verb 称す is a classical form that survives in modern Japanese as a literary or formal variant of 称する. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.