唱となえる

と

な

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

recite; chant

Used for reciting set phrases, prayers, sutras, slogans, or spells aloud, often in a rhythmic or formal manner.

毎まい朝あさ、お経きょうを唱となえる。
I chant sutras every morning.
呪じゅ文もんを唱となえると、魔ま法ほうが発はつ動

どう

する

。

When you recite the incantation, the magic activates.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

shout; yell; cry out

Used for loudly voicing a demand, slogan, or protest, often in a group or public setting.

デモ隊たいは「賃ちん上あげを」と唱となえた。
The demonstrators shouted, 'Raise our wages!'

3

ichidan verb, transitive verb

advocate; preach; insist on

Used for publicly promoting an idea, theory, or principle, often with conviction. Can imply persistent or emphatic assertion.

彼かれは非ひ暴ぼう力りょくの重じゅう要よう性せいを唱となえ続つづけている。
He continues to advocate the importance of nonviolence.
その学がく者しゃは新あたらしい説せつを唱となえた。
The scholar advanced a new theory.

Written forms

唱となえるUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
となえるUsage15%

Kanji

唱chant, recite, call upon

Similar words

叫さけぶ
叫ぶ is a general word for shouting or screaming, often emotionally. 唱える implies a more structured or purposeful vocalization, such as reciting or advocating.
主しゅ張ちょうする
主張する means to assert or claim something as one's opinion. 唱える adds a nuance of publicly advocating or preaching an idea, often with a sense of conviction or as part of a movement.

Etymology

The kanji 唱 means 'chant' or 'recite'. The verb 唱える is a compound of 唱 and the verb-forming suffix える, historically related to となえる (to name, to call). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the word has long been used for reciting and advocating.