表層形
称す
ショース
動詞
称す (ショース)
Shousu · しょーす — to take the name of, to call oneself; to pretend, to feign, to purport
Other ways to say “to take the name of” in Japanese →
称す in rōmaji: shousu, also spelled shosu.
動詞
一般
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📝 称する 🔤 五段-サ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
称す
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
称する
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| 読み (Reading) |
ショース
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-サ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
称す
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| 読み・基本形 |
ショース
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| 表記・基本形 |
称す
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| 見出し語の読み |
ショウスル
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💡 English Meaning
称す means “to take the name of, to call oneself; to pretend, to feign, to purport” — full definition & examples →
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ショース
Lemma: 称する
動詞一般**
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⚡ サ変 (Suru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
称します
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| て形 (Te-form) |
称して
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| 過去形 (Past) |
称した
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
称しない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
称しましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
称できる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
称される
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
称させる
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Did you know · 動詞
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (称す) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (称する) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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