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名

name
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingメイ、ミョウ
Kun readingな、-な
JōyōGrade 1

Popular Usage

名前有名署名宛名仮名氏名題名片仮名代名詞送り仮名仮名遣い記名

Radicals and components

Radical口mouthComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

evening · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 117

Compound words

名前なまえ
name; given name; first name
有名ゆうめい
famous; well-known
署名しょめい
signature; autograph
氏名しめい
(full) name; identity
題名だいめい
title; caption; heading
仮名かめい
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
宛名あてな
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
仮名かな
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
代名詞だいめいし
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern; byword
仮名遣いかなづかい
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
送り仮名おくりがな
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
異名いみょう
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
汚名おめい
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor
改名かいめい
name change
芸名げいめい
stage name
功名こうみょう
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
国名こくめい
country name
指名しめい
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for
実名じつめい
real name
社名しゃめい
company name; name of a company
襲名しゅうめい
succession to another's professional name
書名しょめい
book title
除名じょめい
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
人名じんめい
person's name

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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