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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
通称popular name, nickname, alias
Dictionary Definition
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
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popular name, common name, nickname, alias
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通称 【つうしょう】
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端島という島の通称は軍艦島だ。
The island known as Hashima goes by the popular name Battleship Island (Gunkanjima).
正式の名前と通称の名前を使い分ける。
To use a formal name and a nickname appropriately depending on the situation.
世間一般で呼び慣らわされている名前が通称だ。
The popular names of things are what people generally use in everyday conversation.
本名はスミスですが職場では鈴木という通称を用いています。
My legal name is Smith, but at work, I go by the alias Suzuki.
彼女は通称「ちーちゃん」であるが、本当の名前は「千尋」である。
She's known by the nickname 'Chi-chan,' but her real name is Chihiro.
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