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Keyword
claim a title
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig971
Old form稱
Readings
たた
(7%)
Composed of
禾
grain plant
𠂉
cow head
小
small
Used in vocabulary (160 in total)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
title; name; degree
157 more...
Examples (19 in total)
People showered words of praise on the hero.
His efforts are to be highly praised.
He received a lot of praise.
He is worthy of our praise.
Everyone who knew him admired him.
I call architecture frozen music.
The manager complimented him on his achievement.
He bears the title of Sir.
"Kina-chan" is our cat's nickname.
We nicknamed her "Ann".
His noble deed deserves praise indeed.
He claimed to be an expert in finance.
He was acclaimed as the best writer of the year.
What is the official name for this place?
Mary lied about her age.
He called himself an Edison of Japan.
The earth is not symmetrical about the equator.
Rye was called the grain of poverty.
This verb is normally used only in the third person.