称号|しょうごうshougou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountitle; name; degree
   フランクス陸軍りくぐん大将たいしょうがナイト爵位しゃくいの名誉めいよ称号しょうごうを授さずかりました。↗

   General Franks received an honorary knighthood.

• Synonym肩書きかたがきNeutralA job title or position, the kind written on business cards, as in 「部長の肩書き」; 「称号」 stresses a name expressing status, qualification, or honor.
• SynonymタイトルNeutralA loanword meaning the title of a work; it also refers to a championship title, as in 「タイトル防衛」.
• Related名前なまえNeutralThe most common everyday word for a name; unlike 「称号」, it carries no sense of honor or conferral.
• Related名目めいもくWrittenA written/formal word for a nominal name or pretext, as in 「…の名目で」; it stresses what something is called on the surface.
• Related名称めいしょうWrittenA name for a thing or organization, fine in both formal and informal contexts, as in 「仮の名称」; not used for people's names, and with no honor nuance.
• Related敬称けいしょうWrittenAn honorific way of addressing someone, such as 「様」 or 「殿」; it stresses showing respect.
• Related呼称こしょうWrittenA written/formal word for a designation or way of calling, as in 「呼称を改める」; it stresses the particular name itself.
• Related氏名しめいWrittenA written/formal word for a person's full name, the standard term on forms; it stresses the individual's formal name.
• Related称呼しょうこWrittenA written/formal term for a form of address or appellation; though rare even in writing, it focuses on the way of calling.
• Related爵位しゃくいWrittenA written/formal word for peerage — ranks of the nobility such as 「公侯伯子男」 (duke, marquis, count, viscount, baron); it stresses aristocratic rank.

Use 「称号」 for a name that shows status, qualification, or a conferred honor, as in 「名誉称号」 or 「博士の称号」. For a job or company position say 「肩書き」, for a championship title 「タイトル」, for ranks of nobility 「爵位」, and for the name of a thing or organization 「名称」. 「名前」 is the plain everyday name, 「氏名」 the full name on forms, 「名目」 a pretext, and 「敬称」 an honorific address.

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1. 号ごう、すなわち本名ほんみょう以外いがいの呼び名よびなを称しょうすること。
2. 身分みぶんや資格しかく、肩書かたがきなどを表あらわす呼び名よびな。