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名

Kanji meanings and readings

名

N5

name; noted; distinguished; reputation

On reading
メイ、ミョウ
Kun reading
な、-な
Radical
口
Illustration of 代名詞
N2

だいめいし

pronoun

Illustration of 仮名
N2

かな

kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

Illustration of 仮名遣い
N2

かなづかい

kana orthography; syllabary spelling

Illustration of 名

名

N3

な

name; reputation

Illustration of 名人
N3

めいじん

master; expert

Illustration of 名付ける
N1

なづける

to name (someone)

Illustration of 名作
N2

めいさく

masterpiece

Illustration of 名刺
N2

めいし

business card

Illustration of 名前
N5

なまえ

name

Illustration of 名字
N2

みょうじ

surname; family name

Illustration of 名所
N2

めいしょ

famous place

Illustration of 名札
N1

なふだ

name plate; name tag

Illustration of 名残
N1

なごり

remains; traces; memory

Illustration of 名物
N2

めいぶつ

famous product; special product; speciality

Illustration of 名産
N1

めいさん

noted product

Illustration of 名称
N1

めいしょう

name

Illustration of 名簿
N1

めいぼ

register of names

Illustration of 名詞
N2

めいし

noun

Illustration of 名誉
N1

めいよ

honor; credit; prestige

Illustration of 名高い
N1

なだかい

famous; celebrated; well-known

Illustration of 地名
N2

ちめい

place name

Illustration of 姓名
N1

せいめい

full name

Illustration of 宛名
N2

あてな

address; direction

Illustration of 平仮名
N2

ひらがな

hiragana; 47 syllables; the cursive syllabary

Illustration of 振り仮名
N2

ふりがな

pronunciation key