Vocabulary
What does 称する (しょうする, shousuru) mean?
称する (しょうする, shousuru) means to call oneself, to claim to be.
Quick facts| Reading | しょうする |
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| Romaji | shousuru |
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| Part of speech | transitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshousuru
to call oneself, to claim to be
- 1vs-s · transitive to call; to name
- 2vs-s · transitive to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...
- 3vs-s · transitive to purport (to be); to profess; to claim
- 4vs-s · transitive to praise; to applaud
Example sentences
彼は専門家と称していました。
He claimed to be an expert.
彼は医者と称して人を騙していた。
He was deceiving people by claiming to be a doctor.
