01
名称
めいしょう
name
Meanings
- appellation
- praise
- admire
- name
- title
- fame
Readings
Onyomi
- ショウ
Kunyomi
- 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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Useful words
02
称賛
しょうさん
praise
03
対称
たいしょう
symmetry
04
称号
しょうごう
title
05
略称
りゃくしょう
abbreviation
06
称える
たたえる
to praise
Compare Kanji
01名Meaning90%name, notedA name is the clearest anchor for the naming and title shape zone of 称.02号Meaning82%nickname, number号 can mark a title or label, near the appellation tone in 称.03呼Meaning78%call, call out toCalling someone connects to 称 as what a person is called.04誉Meaning79%reputation, praisePraise matches the admire-and-acclaim structure within 称.05税Component62%tax, dutyThe grain-like left side recurs in both, but 税 turns it toward tax instead of naming.06種Component61%species, kindRepeats the same grain-side cue, giving another way to spot the left of 称.