Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
稱する (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(しょう)する (shōsurusuru (stem (しょう) (shōshi), past (しょう)した (shōshita))

  1. call oneself, claim to be
  2. pretend to be, feign

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN