称す
Meanings
Godan verb
Su 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
Examples1
ライ麦
Rye was called the grain of poverty.