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通称 (tsuushou) Japanese meaning: common name | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 通称する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 通つう 称しょう する 通つう 称しょう しない Polite 通つう 称しょう します 通つう 称しょう しません Past polite 通つう 称しょう しました 通つう 称しょう しませんでした Past 通つう 称しょう した 通つう 称しょう しなかった Te-form 通つう 称しょう して 通つう 称しょう しないで Desire 通つう 称しょう したい 通つう 称しょう したくない Potential 通つう 称しょう できる 通つう 称しょう できない Passive 通つう 称しょう される 通つう 称しょう されない Causative 通つう 称しょう させる 通つう 称しょう させない Causative passive 通つう 称しょう させられる 通つう 称しょう させられない Volitional 通つう 称しょう しよう Polite volitional 通つう 称しょう しましょう Imperative 通つう 称しょう しろ 通つう 称しょう するな Conditional 通つう 称しょう すれば 通つう 称しょう しなければ Tara conditional 通つう 称しょう したら 通つう 称しょう しなかったら
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Kanji 通 traffic, pass through, avenue 称 appellation, praise, admire Related words· 9 俗称 is a more informal or sometimes derogatory popular name, while 通称 is a neutral, widely accepted common name.
愛称 is a term of endearment or affectionate nickname, whereas 通称 is simply a common name without emotional connotation.
総称 is the umbrella term for a whole category of things, while 通称 is the commonly used alias for one specific person or thing.
通称 is a general term for a commonly used alternative name, while コードネーム specifically refers to a name assigned to hide an identity in military or intelligence contexts.
Show 5 more 仮称 specifically implies a name meant to be replaced later, whereas 通称 is simply the name people commonly use, with no implication of impermanence.
通称 is a commonly used name that may or may not be shortened, whereas 略称 is specifically an abbreviated form of a name.
通称 refers to a name that is commonly and widely used, whereas 異名 can be any alternative name, even an obscure or literary one.
別名 simply means another name for the same thing, whereas 通称 refers to the name popularly used instead of the official one.
Opposites 本名 is a person's official, legal name, whereas 通称 refers to the name they are commonly known by instead.
通称 is the popular or informal name people actually use, in contrast to 公称, the official designation.
通称 is a popular or commonly used name that may not be official, while 正式名称 is the legally recognized formal name.
Don't confuse with 通称 is simply the name commonly used to refer to something (with no emotional coloring), whereas 愛称 specifically implies warmth or fondness.
通称 (same pronunciation, つうしょう) means 'common name/nickname,' while 通商 means 'trade,' so context is needed to tell them apart when heard.
Etymology Compound of 通 (つう, 'pass through, common') and 称 (しょう, 'name, designation'). The combination straightforwardly yields 'common designation'.
通称 refers to a name widely used in public or society in place of an official one, while 呼び名 can be a more personal or local everyday designation.
