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

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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

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

Words with this kanji

N1 名残 nagori remains, traces, memory N1 名高い nadakai famous, celebrated, well-known N1 名付ける nazukeru to name N1 名札 nafuda name plate, name tag N1 記名 kimei signature, register N1 著名 chomei well-known, noted, celebrated N1 本名 hommyou real name N1 名産 meisan noted product N1 名称 meishou name

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.

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