Japanese Word Entry

愛稱

Simplified Japanese form: 愛称

Kana:あいしょう
Romaji:aishou
Definition: pet name, nickname, affectionate name, term of endearment

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Chinese characters used in this word

love, affection, favourite, be fond of, like
Readings
Mandarin: ㄞˋ (ài)
Cantonese: oi3
Japanese: アイ (ai) / いと.しい (itoshii)、 かな.しい (kanashii)、 め.でる (mederu)、 お.しむ (oshimu)、 まな (mana)
Korean: 애 (ae)
Vietnamese: ái
Variants
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call, name, brand, address, say
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄥ (chēng), ㄔㄣˋ (chèn), ㄔㄥˋ (chèng)
Cantonese: cing1
Japanese: ショウ (shou) / たた.える (tataeru)、 とな.える (tonaeru)、 あ.げる (ageru)、 かな.う (kanau)、 はか.る (hakaru)、 ほめ.る (homeru)
Korean: 칭 (ching)
Vietnamese: xưng, xứng
Variants
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