名

名	Meanings: name, fame, famous On Readings: メイ mei, ミョウ myou Kun Readings: な na Most Used Pronunciation: na(mae) (name); mei (famous) JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 2 Kanji Part: 囗 Stroke Number: 6

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Common jukugo
名前 - な　まえ na mae - name
名刺 - めい　し mei shi - business card
本名 - ほん　みょう hon myou - real name (not a fake)
大名 - だい　みょう dai myou -

Useful Examples
Japanese: 母の名前は明子です。
Romaji: haha no namae wa akiko desu.
English: My mother's name is Akiko.

Japanese: お名前は？
Romaji: onamae wa?
English: What is your name?

Japanese: 紙に自分の名を記入した。
Romaji: kami ni jibun no mei o kinyuu shita.
English: I filled in my name on the paper.

Japanese: あの男は自分の名前さえ書けない。
Romaji: ano otoko wa jibun no namae sae kakenai.
English: That man can not so much as write his name.

Japanese: 用紙の一番下に名前を書け。
Romaji: youshi no ichibanshita ni namae o kake.
English: Write your name at the bottom of the paper.

Japanese: 神戸は港で有名である。
Romaji: koube wa minato de yuumei de aru.
English: Kobe is famous for its port.

Japanese: その科学者は国の内外で有名である。
Romaji: sono kagakusha wa kuni no naigai de yuumei de aru.
English: The scientist is famous both at home and abroad.

Japanese: その歌手はマドンナと同じ位有名だ。
Romaji: sono kashu wa madonna to onaji kurai yuumei da.
English: That singer is as famous as Madonna.

Look alike kanji
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Notes/Mnemonic
By word of mouth (口) fame and name spread

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.