【名】(mei, myo, na/ name) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 名.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・めい　mei
・みょう　myō

For example,
・氏名　しめい　shi-mei
It means full name

・名字　みょうじ　myō-ji
It means surname, family name

・題名　だいめい　dai-mei
It means title, subject

・名人　めいじん　mei-jin
It means master, expert

・名所　めいしょ　mei-sho
It means famous place

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・な　na

For example,
・名前　なまえ　na-mae
It means name

・仮名　かな　ka-na
It means hiragana, katakana

・あだ名　あだな　ada-na
It means nickname

・呼び名　よびな　yo-bi-na
It means popular name

・名乗る　なのる　na-no-ru
It means call oneself name

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 名.
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・name
・famous

Radical

And the radical of this character is 口　kuchi
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・椎名　しいな　Shiina
・名取　なとり　Natori
・海老名　えびな　Ebina
・名越　なごし　Nagoshi
・浜名　はまな　Hamana

But not many.

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 名

Famous person

There are no specific well-known Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 名

place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 名.
・名古屋　なごや　Nagoya
It is the fourth largest city in Japan
This is close to Toyota motor's home base.

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 名
・各　かく　kaku
It means each

kanji that contain character 名 in their composition

Here are some kanji that contain character 名 in their composition.
・銘　めい　mei
It means label, naming

Keep in mind that the character containing 名 is often read as "mei"

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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