しょ
 
 

する verb - special class, transitive verb

  1. to call, to name.
  2. to call oneself ..., to go by the name of ....
  3. to purport (to be), to profess, to claim, to pretend, to feign.
  4. to praise, to applaud.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
 
 
称する しょうする
しょ
 
 
稱する しょうする

Contained Kanji Breakdown

appellation, praise, admire
ショウ たた.える とな.える (Early Jr. High, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
you, that
ジ ニ なんじ (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)