なのる
Nanoru
Other forms: 名告る、名のる
名乗る (Nanoru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to give one's name (as), to introduce oneself (as), to claim to be, to call oneself”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as)
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto claim to be; to call oneself; to wear the title of
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
- godan verb, transitive verbto adopt as one's name; to take (a name)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto call out the goods one is selling
Examples
彼は私に名を名乗った。
He made himself known to me.
支配人はドアを開いて身分を名乗った。
The manager opened the door and identified himself.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).