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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)
Common readings
On
   ショウ
Additional readings
Kun    たたえる   となえる   あげる   かなう   はかり   はかる   ほめる
Name    ね
Variants
稱  
Components
⿰  禾 grain  尓 small man  
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Most useful words by reading
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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ショウ : 123 words FIND ALL
め い し ょ う 0
name; title
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たたえる : 2 words FIND ALL
た た え る 0 た た え る 3 た た え る 2
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.
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Additional data
Henshall: 714  Joy o' Kanji : 714  Key to Kanji: - 

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