銘

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Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingメイ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

inscriptionRtK
彼はダイアナの歌に非常に感銘を受けたので、彼女にラジオで歌うように依頼した。Diana's singing impressed him so much that he asked her to sing on the radio.tatoeba
彼の話し方に私達はみな感銘を受けた。His way of talking come home to us all.tatoeba
signature (of artisan)

each
individual

Radicals and components

Radical金gold 釒variant

Components

How it's built

銘

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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

metal (金) · gold (金) · name · evening · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 293

Compound words

感銘かんめい

deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched

銘々めいめい

each; individual

銘記めいき

keep in mind; take note of; remember

銘柄めいがら

brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue

肝銘かんめい

deep impression

正銘しょうめい

genuine autograph

碑銘ひめい

無銘むめい

銘作めいさく

座右銘ざゆうめい

favourite motto

墓碑銘ぼひめい

座右の銘ざゆうのめい

favourite motto

正真正銘しょうしんしょうめい

Additional Examples

彼の忠告を肝に銘じて忘れるな。

Bear his advice in mind.tatoeba

彼の思想は私の心にはっきり銘記された。

His idea was imprinted on my mind.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 銘

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step