称する
Meanings
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. to call; to name
2. to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...
3. to purport (to be); to profess; to claim; to pretend; to feign
4. to praise; to applaud
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しょうする
Examples4
彼
He called himself an Edison of Japan.
私
I call architecture frozen music.
これまで
Up till now America has called itself the world's police and continued suppression relying on military force.
放浪者
The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist.