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称

appellation
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingたた.える、とな.える、あ.げる、かな.う、はか.り、はか.る、ほめ.る
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to call
  2. to name
  3. to call oneself ...
  4. to go by the name of ...
  5. to purport (to be)

Radicals and components

Radical禾grainComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · hammock · reclining · lying down · small (小) · little (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 971

Compound words

愛称あいしょう
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
仮称かしょう
temporary name; provisional name
敬称けいしょう
honorific title; honorific term of address
呼称こしょう
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
公称こうしょう
public announcement; official statement; official claim; nominal; official
詐称さしょう
misrepresentation; false statement
自称じしょう
self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled; would-be; professing oneself to be
称号しょうごう
title; name; degree
尊称そんしょう
honorific title
対称たいしょう
symmetry; second person
通称つうしょう
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
名称めいしょう
name; title
略称りゃくしょう
abbreviation
称するしょうする
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be)
正式名称せいしきめいしょう
official name; formal name

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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