JLPT N1 Advanced
称する
To formally name, call oneself, or make a claim under a pretext.
Readings
Other forms
称します polite form
称して te-form
称した plain past
称される passive
1 Verb (suru verb)
To be called" / "To name
Formally designates a name or title to a person or object.
Example
この 地域 は 古く から 「 水 の 都 」 と 称され てきました 。
This area has long been called the "City of Water."
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2 Verb (suru verb)
To claim" / "Under the pretext of...
Asserts a status or reason that serves as a pretext or is not necessarily true.
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3 Verb (suru verb)
To praise
Extols the value or worth of a person or deed in a literary manner.
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