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Kanji Detail for 称 - "to praise, to name"

称

  • Meaning

    称 means "to praise, to name." Also associated with to match.

    1. To praise - To honor; to extol.

    2. To name - To call; to title; appellation.

    3. To weigh - To measure weight.

    4. Scale - Balance; a tool for measuring weight.

    5. To match - To suit; to be balanced.

  • Words using 称

    • 名称 めいしょう Listen name; title
    • 敬称 けいしょう Listen honorific title; honorific term of address
    • 仮称 かしょう Listen temporary name; provisional name
    • 通称 つうしょう Listen popular name; common name; nickname
    • 愛称 あいしょう Listen pet name; nickname; affectionate name
    • 略称 りゃくしょう Listen abbreviation
    • 自称 じしょう Listen self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled
    • 呼称 こしょう Listen name; designation; denomination

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    • Verified meaning: to praise, to name
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かつすけ, かつたか, かつよし, しょう)
    • Also carries these associations: to match

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 称

    Given names 称(かつよし)Listen 称(しょう)Listen

    Surnames 称(かつすけ)Listen 称(かつたか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    appellation; praise; admire; name; title; fame

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    call; name, brand; address; say

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    balanced; name, brand; to say, to call

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    a.geru(あ-げる) あ-げる

    haka.ru(はか-る) はか-る

    hakari(はかり) はかり

    ho.meru(ほ-める) ほ-める

    kana.u(かな-う) かな-う

    tata.eru(たた-える) たた-える

    tona.eru(とな-える) とな-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    禾 (nogi・nogihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to name to praise to match fit measure scale recite title designation label appellation claim declare denominate refer

Sentences including 称

  • There was no one who did not admire him.

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