Godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb

  1. 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.

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to adopt as one's name, to take (a name).

Godan verb, intransitive verb

Archaism.
  1. to call out the goods one is selling.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
名乗る なのる
 
 
名のる なのる
 
名告る なのる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

name, noted, distinguished
な メイ ミョウ (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
ride, power, multiplication
の.る ジョウ のり (3rd, N3)
droop, suspend, hang
た.れる スイ たる (6th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)