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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

正せい式しき名めい称しょう

seishikimeishou

official name

Example sentences

  1. 正式名称せいしきめいしょうは、京北けいほくふるさとバスである。

    The official name is Keihoku Furusato Bus.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. かつては三笠山みかさやまが正式名称せいしきめいしょうであった。

    In the past, Mikasa-yama was its formal name.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 正式名称せいしきめいしょうは無なく鯨神社くじらじんじゃとのみ呼よばれている。

    There is no formal name, and it is simply called Kujira-jinja Shrine.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 正式名称

  • 正correct; justiceOnセイ・ショウKunただしい・ただす・まさ
  • 式style; ceremonyOnシキ
  • 名name; notedOnメイ・ミョウKunな
  • 称appellation; praiseOnショウKunたたえる・となえる・あげる

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