No. 3,489 in Japanese
称し
"称し" means "to call oneself" or "to claim to be."
In a sentence
彼は自分を天才と称している。
He calls himself a genius.
In this sentence, "称して" means "to refer to oneself" or "to call oneself" in a way that introduces or identifies oneself with a particular term.
その町は観光地として称されている。
That town is referred to as a tourist spot.
Here, "称されて" is used in the context of being referred to or called a certain name or description by others.
彼らは友情を築くための活動と称して、様々なイベントを計画した。
They organized various events under the name of activities for building friendship.
In this sentence, "称して" means "to describe or name an activity or action using a certain term" for the purpose of providing context or rationale.
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