名乗る

なのる

Also written 名告る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive, Transitive to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as)
2. to claim to be; to call oneself; to wear the title of
3. to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
4. Godan verb, Transitive to adopt as one's name; to take (a name)
5. Godan verb, Intransitive to call out the goods one is selling

Kanji

• 名 name. Read as な.
• 乗 ride. Read as のる.

Example sentences

• 支配人はドアを開いて身分を名乗った。
  The manager opened the door and identified himself.
• 彼は私に名を名乗った。
  He made himself known to me.
• トムはネット上ではメアリーと名乗っている。
  Tom is known as Mary on the Internet.

Common phrases

• 名を名乗る
• 名前を名乗る
• 王を名乗る
• 苗字を名乗る
• 自らを名乗る
• 前に名乗る
• 関係者を名乗る
• 王と名乗る
• もとに名乗る
• 中に名乗る
• 直後に名乗る

Words containing 名乗る

• 名乗り出る (なのりでる) to introduce oneself
• 名乗り座 (なのりざ) upstage right (on a noh stage)
• 名乗りを上げる (なのりをあげる) to give one's name

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