呼称(こしょう)

こしょう
noun, suru verb
designation, name, title
1. designation, name, title, appellation
A formal name or title used to refer to a person, place, or thing. More formal and official than ordinary naming. Often used in institutional, academic, or regulatory contexts when discussing what something is officially called.
正式(せいしき)な呼称(こしょう)は何(なん)ですか。
What is the official designation?
この役職(やくしょく)の呼称(こしょう)が変更(へんこう)された。
The title of this position was changed.
各国(かっこく)で同(おな)じ製品(せいひん)でも呼称(こしょう)が異(こと)なることがあるため、国際的(こくさいてき)な統一(とういつ)が求(もと)められている。
Since the same product can have different designations in different countries, international standardization is being called for.

USAGE:
呼称(こしょう) is a formal word used for official or institutional names and titles. It is more formal than 呼(よ)び方(かた) (casual way of calling) and 名前(なまえ) (name). Common in bureaucratic, academic, and business writing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 正式(せいしき)呼称(こしょう): official designation
  • 呼称(こしょう)を変更(へんこう)する: to change the designation
  • 呼称(こしょう)が異(こと)なる: to have different designations
  • 一般的(いっぱんてき)な呼称(こしょう): common designation

Related Words

Related: 呼(よ)び方(かた) (informal equivalent)
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