Meaning of 自称 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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自称
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Kana Readingじしょう
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Romajijishō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- self-styled; would-be; calling oneself
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Example Sentences
自称, じしょう used in context
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Do you think real neurotics really go and call themselves such?
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He claimed to be an expert in finance.
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それからまもなく幾人かの測量士と自称する変な服装をした人たちが集落にやってきて、祖母の小屋の前を測っていきました。
Pretty soon along came to the village some strangely dressed people who called themselves surveyors; and they surveyed a line in front of my grandmother's little house.
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Kanji found in this word
appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame
On: ショウ
Kun: たた.える, とな.える, あ.げる, かな.う, はか.り, はか.る, ほめ.る
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