# 称 — appellation; praise

称 means “appellation; praise”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 称する (shousuru, “to call; to name”).

- Meaning: appellation; praise
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 称

Sounds like 小: both read ショウ.

Parts: 禾 grain · 丿 slash · 小 small

## Words with 称

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 称する | しょうする (shousuru) | to call; to name |

## Don't confuse it with

[秒](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/second-of-time/)

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[請](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ask-for/) · [弁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/speech/) · [拒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reject/) · [項](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/item/) · [掲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/post-up/) · [称](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appellation/) · [誘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lure/) · [謝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/apologize/) · [訳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/translate/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appellation/. Last updated 2026-11-01.