Onyomi: ショウ · Kunyomi: あ.げる, かな.う, たた.える, とな.える, はか.り, はか.る, ほめ.る · Meanings: admire, appellation, fame, name, praise, title
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 称 | しょう | name, title, designation | Noun |
| 褒める | ほめる | to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 称する | しょうする | to call, to name | common JLPT-N1 Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb |
| 称号 | しょうごう | title, name, degree | common Noun |
| 賞賛 | しょうさん | praise, admiration, commendation, approbation, applause | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 称える | たたえる | to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 称名 | しょうみょう | intoning the name of the Buddha, chanting the name of the Buddha | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 称揚 | しょうよう | praise, admiration, exalting, extolling | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 賞嘆 | しょうたん | laudation, acclaim | Noun, Suru verb |
| 称呼 | しょうこ | appellation, designation, epithet, title, name | Noun |
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