ChiramiN5 kanji · 6 strokes
名 means name
名
夕 evening · 口 mouth
名Real origin
In the dark evening (夕), you call out (口) who you are: name.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- name, noted, distinguished, reputation
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) な na
な (na) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) メイ mei
メイ (mei) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ミョウ myou
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Common word
名前 なまえ · namae
name
Built from
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夕 Used in 20 kanji
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What does 名 mean?
Right: 名 means name.Not quite: 名 means name.In 名前, which reading does 名 use?
Right. 名前 is read なまえ (namae): 名 takes な, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 名前 is read なまえ (namae): 名 takes な, its Japanese reading.