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JLPT N29画 · 9 strokesradical 称 (shou)

designation, title, name

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • たた.える
  • よ.ぶ

Meanings across languages

English
designation, title, name
Tiếng Việt
danh hiệu, tên gọi
日本語
称号, 称賛

Common compounds

  • 称賛しょうさんadmiration, appreciation
  • 称号しょうごうtitle, designation
  • 称するしょうするto call oneself, to claim to be

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