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称える (となえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

称となえる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

call; name; give a name

Used for giving a name or title to someone or something, often in formal or literary contexts.

彼かれはその子こを太た郎ろうと称となえた。
He named the child Taro.
この現げん象しょうを「光ひかりの屈くっ折

せつ

」

と

称とな

える

。

We call this phenomenon 'refraction of light'.

Kanji

称appellation, praise, admire

Similar words

呼よぶ
呼ぶ is the common everyday word for 'call' or 'name', while 称える is more formal and often used in written or official contexts.
名な付づける
名付ける specifically means 'to name' a person or thing, often with a sense of bestowing a name, while 称える can also mean 'to call' by a title or designation.

Etymology

The kanji 称 means 'appellation' or 'praise', and える is a verb suffix. The reading となえる is a native Japanese verb meaning 'to call' or 'to name'.