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称 means 'title'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 815   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-6    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 14 words   Used in 128 words   Used in 65 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ショウ
Kun    たたえる   となえる   あげる   かな   はか   はか   ほめ
Name   
  
⿰   grain   small man  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 称 is used 10 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 称 is used 126 times, read 3 ways.
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name; title
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たたえる : 2 words FIND ALL
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to extol; to give praise
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となえる : 1 word FIND ALL
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to assume the name of
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An additional 3 less common words include 称 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 714  Joy o' Kanji : 714  Key to Kanji:

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ショウ    title, name   
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small man
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
grain
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