称する (Shousuru) is a Japanese suru verb meaning “to call, to name, to call oneself ..., to go by the name of ...”.
Meanings
- suru verb, transitive verbto call; to name
- suru verb, transitive verbto call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...
- suru verb, transitive verbto purport (to be); to profess; to claim; to pretend; to feign
- suru verb, transitive verbto praise; to applaud
Examples
私は建築を凍結した音楽と称する。
I call architecture frozen music.
彼は自らを日本のエジソンと称した。
He called himself an Edison of Japan.
放浪者は、金持ちならば観光客と称せられる。
The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).