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[()·しょう()]
koshou
noun, suru verb, noun or verb acting prenominally

English Meaning(s) for 呼称

noun, suru verb
  1. naming; giving a name; designation; denomination
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. nominal

Definition and Synonyms for 呼称

Name a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Synonyms: ネーム, 二字, 人名, , , 名前, 名目, 名称, 名辞, 呼称, 外題, 姓名, 氏名, 物名, , 称号, 称呼, 見目, , , , 題名

Meanings for each kanji in 呼称

» call; call out to; invite
» appellation; praise; admire; name; title; fame

Categories 呼称 is a member of

Linguistic Unit one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
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Sample Sentences for 呼称

The separate names used for female nurses "kangofu" and male nurses "kangoshi", were unified in 2002 into "kangoshi".
Out of consideration to the pig farming industry the name 'pig influenza' has been changed into 'influenza A(H1N1)'.
The Sea of Japan naming dispute revolves around efforts to remove 'Sea of Japan' from the world's maps and replace it with 'East Sea'.
The father of a father is a grandfather, a grandfather's father is a great-grandfather, a great-grandfather's father is a great-great-grandfather, but no word has been decided upon for the generations before great-great-grandfather.

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