Kanji

Level: N5 Strokes: 6

名

Meaning in English

name, noted, distinguished

Readings

Onyomi: メイ, ミョウ Kunyomi: な, -な Romaji: mei, myou / na, -na

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

名

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese nome, notável, distinto

Spanish nombre, notado, distinguido

Korean 이름, 유명한, 뛰어난

French nom, connu, distingué

Italian nome, noto, distinto

German Name, bekannt, ausgezeichnet

Indonesian nama, terkenal, terkemuka

★ Vietnamese tên, nổi bật, xuất sắc

Thai ชื่อ, เป็นที่รู้จัก, โดดเด่น

Kanji

Related kanji

N4 同 dou / ona.ji same, agree, equal N3 合 gou, gatsu, katsu / a.u, -a.u, a.i, ai-, -a.i, -ai, a.wasu, a.waseru, -a.waseru fit, suit, join N3 向 kou / mu.ku, mu.i, -mu.ki, mu.keru, -mu.ke, mu.kau, mu.kai, mu.kou, mu.kou-, muko, muka.i yonder, facing, beyond N2 各 kaku / onoono each, every, either N1 吉 kichi, kitsu / yoshi good luck, joy, congratulations N3 吸 kyuu / su.u suck, imbibe, inhale N1 吐 to / ha.ku, tsu.ku spit, vomit, belch N2 叫 kyou / sake.bu shout, exclaim, yell N1 后 kou, go / kisaki empress, queen, after

Word

Words with this kanji

N3 名詞 meishi noun, grammatical noun N3 名人 meijin master, expert, specialist N3 題名 daimei title, name of a work N3 名 na name, reputation N3 姓名 seimei full name N5 片仮名 katakana katakana, Japanese syllabary N5 名前 namae name N5 平仮名 hiragana hiragana, basic Japanese syllabary N5 有名 yuumei famous, well-known

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N5 彼は有名な人らしいです。 Kare wa yuumei na hito rashii desu. Apparently he is a famous person. N5 私は名前を書きます。 Watashi wa namae o kakimasu. I write my name.

Grammar

Related grammar structures

N4 〜という to iu Indicates name, definition, quotation, or explanation, attaches to a word or sentence, means called, said that, or that is