Grammatical term referring to the third person (he, she, it, they). Used in linguistic contexts.
Japanese third-person pronouns include 'kare', 'kanojo', 'ano hito', and others.
自称 is a title or identity a person claims for themself, while 他称 is a name or role that others use to refer to them (and, grammatically, the third person).
From 他 (other) + 称 (name, designation). A Sino-Japanese compound used as a grammatical term.