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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

総そう称しょう

soushou

collective term

Example sentences

  1. 山王さんのうは二神にかみの総称そうしょうである。

    "Sanno" is the general term for these two deities.

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

  2. これを安政あんせいの五ごか国条約こくじょうやくと総称そうしょうする。

    The generic name for these treaties is "the Ansei Five-Power Treaties."

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

  3. 富山県とやまけんで作つくられるかまぼこの総称そうしょう。

    It is a general term for the kamaboko made in Toyama Prefecture.

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

Kanji in 総称

  • 総general; wholeOnソウKunすべて・すべて・ふさ
  • 称appellation; praiseOnショウKunたたえる・となえる・あげる

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