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称す is an exact match with the following word:
称す
BOOST
Reading : しょうす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take the name of; to call oneself  (see also: 称する)
2. to pretend; to feign; to purport
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 44,626 which gives a rank of 33,944
• Google Japan frequency rank: 193,000 (about 318,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1565
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Example sentences:
かれ
みずか
にほん
日本
エジソン
しょう
した

He called himself an Edison of Japan.
これまでアメリカ
せかい
世界
けいさつ
警察
しょう
して
ぶりょく
武力
たよ
った
ちんあつ
鎮圧
つづ
けてきました

Up till now America has called itself the world's police and continued suppression relying on military force.
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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