Vocab Info
A1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
名乗るto call oneself (name, label, etc.), to give one's name (as), to impersonate or claim (to be someone)
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
1.
to give one's name (as), to introduce oneself (as)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
2.
to claim to be, to call oneself, to wear the title of
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
3.
to reveal oneself (as), to admit to being
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to adopt as one's name, to take (a name)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
5.
to call out the goods one is selling
Archaic
All Forms
名乗る 【なのる】、名のる 【なのる】、名告る 【なのる】
Common・Uncommon
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初対面の人に自分の名前を名乗りました。
I introduced myself by giving my name to the person I met for the first time. {to call oneself (name, label, etc.), to give one's name (as), to impersonate or claim (to be someone)}
名前を名乗らずに話を切り出すのは失礼です。
It is impolite to start a conversation without giving one's name. {to call oneself (name, label, etc.), to give one's name (as), to impersonate or claim (to be someone)}
芸人が芸を始める前に名前とコンビ名を名乗りました。
The entertainer announced his name and group name before starting his performance. {to call oneself (name, label, etc.), to give one's name (as), to impersonate or claim (to be someone)}
武士1:「お主、誰であるか?!」武士2:「名乗るほどの者ではない。」
Samurai 1: "Who are you?!" Samurai 2: "I'm not someone worthy of giving a name." {to call oneself (name, label, etc.), to give one's name (as), to impersonate or claim (to be someone)}
受付で名前を名乗ったところ、ちゃんと予約が出来ていないことが判明した。
When I gave my name at the reception, it turned out that the reservation was not properly made. {to call oneself (name, label, etc.), to give one's name (as), to impersonate or claim (to be someone)}
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