名 – Name, Distinguished, Reputation

Asher Wolfstein September 23, 2021 Leave a Comment

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名 Basics

This is a jōyō kanji （常用漢字） and is taught in the 1st grade, is in N5 of the JLPT, and is the 177th out of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers.

名 consists of six (6) strokes. It is made up of the radical(s) mouth/opening 口. It also consists of the kanji part(s) 口, 夕.

名 Meanings

• Distinguished
• Name
• Noted
• Reputation

名 Pronunciations

Onyomi （音読み） Reading(s):

• ミョウ (myou)
• メイ (mei)

Kunyomi （訓読み） Reading(s):

• な
• ーな

名 Alternatives

Example Usage Of 名

名前《なまえ》を　入《い》れて下《くだ》さい

Please enter your (given) name

Dragon Quest Part 1 （ドラゴンクエスト）

Vocab Using 名

• 名（な） – Name, Given Name, Title, Fame, Renown, Reputation, Pretext, Justification, Appearance
• 仮名（かめい、かりな、けみょう） – Alias, Pseudonym, Pen Name, Nom De Plume
• 普通名詞（ふつうめいし） – Common Noun
• 平仮名、ひら仮名（ひらがな） – Hiragana
• 片仮名（かたかな、カタカナ） – Katakana
• 仮名、仮字、假名（かな） – Kana
• 名前、名まえ（なまえ） – (First) Name

• Information is compiled from various sources:
  • JMdict, Kanjidic2, JMnedict and Radkfile, property of Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, under this license.
  • JLPT data comes from JLPT Resources by Jonathan Waller.