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A4 Noun or verb acting prenominally, Noun, Suru verb

自称(じしょう)self-alleged, self-proclaimed, calling oneself, self-styled, would-be, first person

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    1. Noun or verb acting prenominally

      1.

      self-proclaimed, self-professed, self-styled, would-be

    2. Noun, Suru verb

      2.

      professing oneself to be, calling oneself, describing oneself as

    3. Noun

      3.

      first person

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    自称 【じしょう】

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      (かれ)自分(じぶん)社長(しゃちょう)だと自称(じしょう)しています。

      He self-proclaims himself to be the president.

      (ぼく)」や「(わたし)」は代表(だいひょう)(てき)自称(じしょう)代名詞(だいめいし)である。

      'Boku' and 'watashi' are representative first-person pronouns.

      彼女(かのじょ)作家(さっか)だと自称(じしょう)しているが、本当(ほんとう)なのだろうか。

      She self-proclaims to be a writer, but I wonder if it's true?

      警察(けいさつ)逮捕(たいほ)した(おとこ)は、自称(じしょう)タクシー運転(うんてん)()だということです。

      The man arrested by the police calls himself a taxi driver.

      川上(かわかみ)自称(じしょう)する(おんな)正体(しょうたい)調(しら)べてみたところ、(すべ)(べつ)名前(なまえ)だった。

      Upon investigating the true identity of the woman who calls herself Kawakami, it turned out to be a completely different name.

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