名
名·name
- On-yomi
- メイ
- Kun-yomi
- な
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名前 | なまえ | name |
| 有名 | ゆうめい | famous |
| 名字 | みょうじ | family name |
| 名刺 | めいし | business card |
Example sentences
お名前は何ですか。
おなまえはなんですか。
What is your name?
この店はとても有名です。
このみせはとてもゆうめいです。
This shop is very famous.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 名前 as *めいまえ instead of なまえ
Memory aid
Picture it
In the evening 夕 it is dark, so you use your mouth 口 to say your name.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 名前なまえname
- 有名ゆうめいfamous
- 署名しょめいsignature
- 名なname; reputation, fame
- 名人めいじんmaster, expert, virtuoso
- 名刺めいしbusiness card
- 名所めいしょfamous place
- 名作めいさくmasterpiece
- 指名手配しめいてはいbeing wanted (by the police), police search
- 名残惜しいなごりおしいreluctant to part; sad to say goodbye
- 題名だいめいtitle (of a book, film, song, etc.)
- 振り仮名ふりがなfurigana, kana printed beside a kanji to show its reading
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