kanji for name

meaning of kanji

name
full name
given name
first name

hiragana	なまえ
drawing of kanji	名前
reading of kanji	namae

definition

Noun

name
- ある人または物が認識される、言語の最小構成単位
- (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
  - his name really is George Washington 彼の名前は本当にジョージ・ワシントンである
  - those are two names for the same thing それらは同じ物を表す2つの名前である
given name, first name, forename
- 姓の前にある名前
- (the name that precedes the surname)
appellative, designation, appellation, denomination
- 誰かまたは何かが他から呼ばれる、分類されるあるいは区別されたにより、語を識別すること
- (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)

meaning of kanji

full name
identity

hiragana	しめい
drawing of kanji	氏名
reading of kanji	si mei

meaning of kanji

real name

hiragana	ほんみょう
drawing of kanji	本名
reading of kanji	hon mi xyo u

meaning of kanji

register of names
list of names
roll
register
roster

hiragana	めいぼ
drawing of kanji	名簿
reading of kanji	me ibo

meaning of kanji

name
given name
title
fame
renown
reputation
pretext
pretense
justification
appearance

hiragana	な
drawing of kanji	名
reading of kanji	na

meaning of kanji

signboard
sign
billboard
hoarding
doorplate
draw
attraction
feature
highlight
spokesman
figurehead
reputation (of a shop)
name
appearance
look
show
closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar)
closing time

hiragana	かんばん
drawing of kanji	看板
reading of kanji	kanban

meaning of kanji

to say
to utter
to declare
to name
to call
to go (e.g. “the alarm went ping”)
to make a noise

hiragana	いう
drawing of kanji	言う
reading of kanji	iu

meaning of kanji

seat
place
position
status
gathering
party
company
atmosphere (of a gathering)
stand
pedestal
platform
(historical) trade guild
attaches to the names of constellations
attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes
counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs

hiragana	ざ
drawing of kanji	座
reading of kanji	za

meaning of kanji

teacher
master
doctor
with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific
previous existence

hiragana	せんせい
drawing of kanji	先生
reading of kanji	sensei

meaning of kanji

defeat
loss
losing (a game)
failing to live up to (one’s name, looks, etc.)
discount
loss (on a sale)

hiragana	まけ
drawing of kanji	負け
reading of kanji	make

meaning of kanji

name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.)
moral duty
justification
pretext

hiragana	めいぎ
drawing of kanji	名義
reading of kanji	mei gi

meaning of kanji

name
title
appellation
(something) nominal
(under the) pretext (of)
pretense

hiragana	めいもく
drawing of kanji	名目
reading of kanji	mei moku

meaning of kanji

brand
make
description
trading name of stocks and securities

hiragana	めいがら
drawing of kanji	銘柄
reading of kanji	mei gara

meaning of kanji

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
crown
diadem
coronet
top kanji radical
first verse of a haikai, etc.
best
peerless
first
name
title
named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.

hiragana	かんむり
drawing of kanji	冠
reading of kanji	kanmuri

meaning of kanji

name
title

hiragana	めいしょう
drawing of kanji	名称
reading of kanji	mei syo u

meaning of kanji

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)
under (a flag, the sun, etc.)
beneath
with (e.g. one blow)
on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that …)
in (e.g. the name of)
(somebody’s) side
(somebody’s) location

hiragana	もと
drawing of kanji	下
reading of kanji	moto

meaning of kanji

temporary name
provisional name

hiragana	かしょう
drawing of kanji	仮称
reading of kanji	ka syo u

meaning of kanji

fixing (in place)
securing
anchoring
fastening down
fixing (e.g. salary, capital)
keeping the same
fixation (histology)
user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
user who uses a online handle (instead of posting anonymously)

hiragana	こてい
drawing of kanji	固定
reading of kanji	kote i

meaning of kanji

surname
family name
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

hiragana	せい
drawing of kanji	姓
reading of kanji	sei

meaning of kanji

young lady of noble birth
princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
girl
small
cute
lesser (in names of species)

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prostitute

hiragana	ひめ
drawing of kanji	姫
reading of kanji	hi me

meaning of kanji

thing
matter
incident
occurrence
event
something serious
trouble
crisis
circumstances
situation
state of affairs
work
business
affair
after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
nominalizing suffix
pretending to …
playing make-believe …
alias
aka
nickname
alternative name
also known as

hiragana	こと
drawing of kanji	事
reading of kanji	koto

meaning of kanji

nisei
second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.)
foreigner of Japanese parentage
the Second (king, etc. of the same name)
second generation
junior
son

hiragana	にせい
drawing of kanji	二世
reading of kanji	ni sei

meaning of kanji

popular name
common name
nickname
alias

hiragana	つうしょう
drawing of kanji	通称
reading of kanji	tu u syo u

meaning of kanji

pet name
nickname
name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.

hiragana	あいしょう
drawing of kanji	愛称
reading of kanji	ai syo u

meaning of kanji

transfer (of one’s name into another family register)
transfer (to another team, company, etc.)

hiragana	いせき
drawing of kanji	移籍
reading of kanji	i seki

meaning of kanji

to fall down
to drop
to fall (e.g. rain)
to sink (e.g. sun or moon)
to fall onto (e.g. light or one’s gaze)
to be used in a certain place (e.g. money)
to be omitted
to be missing
to decrease
to sink
to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to lose (contest, election, etc.)
to crash
to degenerate
to degrade
to fall behind
to become indecent (of a conversation)
to be ruined
to go under
to fade
to come out (e.g. a stain)
to come off (e.g. makeup)
to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list)
to fall (into someone’s hands)
to become someone’s possession
to fall (into a trap)
to fall (for a trick)
to give in
to give up
to confess
to flee
to fall
to be defeated
to surrender
to come to (in the end)
to end in
to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
to swoon (judo)
to consent
to understand
to go down (of a website, server, etc.)
to crash
to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.)
to drop out
to leave
to go offline
to die
to move to the depths
to go down (of a website, server, etc.)

hiragana	おちる
drawing of kanji	落ちる
reading of kanji	otiru

meaning of kanji

number
edition
make
model
issue
part of that group
sobriquet
pen-name
suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

hiragana	ごう
drawing of kanji	号
reading of kanji	gou

meaning of kanji

name of company

hiragana	しゃめい
drawing of kanji	社名
reading of kanji	si xya mei

meaning of kanji

famous place
name of a part (of an instrument, etc.)
name and address

hiragana	めいしょ
drawing of kanji	名所
reading of kanji	mei syo

meaning of kanji

giving one’s name (or rank, etc.)
self-introduction
name readings of kanji

hiragana	なのり
drawing of kanji	名乗り
reading of kanji	na nori

meaning of kanji

country name

hiragana	こくめい
drawing of kanji	国名
reading of kanji	koku mei

meaning of kanji

former name of Hiroshima prefecture

hiragana	あき
drawing of kanji	安芸
reading of kanji	aki

meaning of kanji

real name

hiragana	じつめい
drawing of kanji	実名
reading of kanji	zi tume i

meaning of kanji

alias
pseudonym
pen name
nom de plume

hiragana	かめい
drawing of kanji	仮名
reading of kanji	kame i

meaning of kanji

place name
toponym

hiragana	ちめい
drawing of kanji	地名
reading of kanji	ti mei

meaning of kanji

to go by
to go past
to go along
to travel along
to pass through
to use (a road)
to take (a route)
to go via
to go by way of
to run (between)
to operate (between)
to connect
to go indoors
to go into a room
to be admitted
to be shown in
to be ushered in
to come in
to penetrate
to pierce
to skewer
to go through
to come through
to permeate
to soak into
to spread throughout
to carry (e.g. of a voice)
to reach far
to be passed on (e.g. of a customer’s order to the kitchen)
to be relayed
to be conveyed
to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.)
to be approved
to be accepted
to go by (a name)
to be known as
to be accepted as
to have a reputation for
to be coherent
to be logical
to be reasonable
to be comprehensible
to be understandable
to make sense
to get across (e.g. of one’s point)
to be understood
to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
to be well-informed
to be wise
to do … completely
to do … thoroughly

hiragana	とおる
drawing of kanji	通る
reading of kanji	tooru

meaning of kanji

anonymity
using an assumed name

hiragana	とくめい
drawing of kanji	匿名
reading of kanji	toku mei

meaning of kanji

nameless
unnamed
anonymous
unsigned
obscure
unknown
not famous
causeless
unjustifiable

hiragana	むめい
drawing of kanji	無名
reading of kanji	mu mei

meaning of kanji

another name
nickname
alias
synonym (taxonomy)

hiragana	いみょう
drawing of kanji	異名
reading of kanji	i mi xyo u

meaning of kanji

same name
homonym

hiragana	どうめい
drawing of kanji	同名
reading of kanji	dou mei

meaning of kanji

name of a disease

hiragana	びょうめい
drawing of kanji	病名
reading of kanji	byou mei

meaning of kanji

simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer’s name (used specifically for claiming expenses)
hand-written receipt

hiragana	りょうしゅうしょ
drawing of kanji	領収書
reading of kanji	ryou syuu syo

meaning of kanji

call
summons
paging
curtain call
usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.
telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached
box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period)
unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

hiragana	よびだし
drawing of kanji	呼び出し
reading of kanji	yobi da si

meaning of kanji

naming
giving a name
designation
denomination
nominal

hiragana	こしょう
drawing of kanji	呼称
reading of kanji	kosyou

meaning of kanji

calling by name
designation
nomination

hiragana	なざし
drawing of kanji	名指し
reading of kanji	na za si

meaning of kanji

Echigo
old name for Niigata Prefecture

hiragana	えちご
drawing of kanji	越後
reading of kanji	e ti go

meaning of kanji

one’s original family name
maiden name

hiragana	きゅうせい
drawing of kanji	旧姓
reading of kanji	kyuu sei

meaning of kanji

in name and in reality
nominally and virtually
form and contents

hiragana	めいじつ
drawing of kanji	名実
reading of kanji	mei zi tu

meaning of kanji

name of a piece of music
(musical) number
(musical) program
programme
selection (of music)
list of songs

hiragana	きょくもく
drawing of kanji	曲目
reading of kanji	ki xyo kumo ku

meaning of kanji

first letter of a word
capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence)
initials (of one’s name)

hiragana	かしらもじ
drawing of kanji	頭文字
reading of kanji	kasira mo zi

meaning of kanji

stage name

hiragana	げいめい
drawing of kanji	芸名
reading of kanji	ge i mei

meaning of kanji

title
name
degree

hiragana	しょうごう
drawing of kanji	称号
reading of kanji	syou gou

meaning of kanji

alias
pseudonym
pen name
nom de plume
different name
other name

hiragana	べつめい
drawing of kanji	別名
reading of kanji	be tume i

meaning of kanji

smooth (of a surface)
glassy
velvety
soft
smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.)
fluent (speech)
fluid
trouble-free
continuously differentiable

hiragana	なめらか
drawing of kanji	滑らか
reading of kanji	nameraka

meaning of kanji

to take the name of
to call oneself
to pretend
to feign
to purport

hiragana	しょうする
drawing of kanji	称する
reading of kanji	syou suru

meaning of kanji

person’s name

hiragana	じんめい
drawing of kanji	人名
reading of kanji	zi n mei

meaning of kanji

public name
announcing publicly
nominal

hiragana	こうしょう
drawing of kanji	公称
reading of kanji	kou syo u

meaning of kanji

succession to another’s professional name

hiragana	しゅうめい
drawing of kanji	襲名
reading of kanji	syuu mei

meaning of kanji

to give one’s name (as)
to introduce oneself (as)
to claim to be
to call oneself
to wear the title of
to reveal oneself (as)
to admit to being
to adopt as one’s name
to take (a name)
to call out the goods one is selling

hiragana	なのる
drawing of kanji	名乗る
reading of kanji	na noru

meaning of kanji

popular name
common name
given name

hiragana	よびな
drawing of kanji	呼び名
reading of kanji	yobi na

meaning of kanji

to be titled (e.g. a book)
to be named

hiragana	だいする
drawing of kanji	題する
reading of kanji	dai suru

meaning of kanji

Ajinomoto
brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

hiragana	あじのもと
drawing of kanji	味の素
reading of kanji	azinomoto

meaning of kanji

general term
generic name

hiragana	そうしょう
drawing of kanji	総称
reading of kanji	sou syo u

meaning of kanji

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)

hiragana	ねんごう
drawing of kanji	年号
reading of kanji	nen gou

meaning of kanji

product name
name of an article

hiragana	ひんめい
drawing of kanji	品名
reading of kanji	hin mei

meaning of kanji

posthumous Buddhist name

hiragana	かいみょう
drawing of kanji	戒名
reading of kanji	kai mi xyo u

meaning of kanji

scientific name
technical name
binomial name
Latin name

hiragana	がくめい
drawing of kanji	学名
reading of kanji	gaku mei

meaning of kanji

signature
register
to put one’s name on
to sign
stamped name
typed name

hiragana	きめい
drawing of kanji	記名
reading of kanji	kime i

meaning of kanji

surname
family name

hiragana	みょうじ
drawing of kanji	名字
reading of kanji	mi xyo uzi

meaning of kanji

name change

hiragana	かいめい
drawing of kanji	改名
reading of kanji	kai mei

meaning of kanji

to name
to call
to christen
to term

hiragana	なづける
drawing of kanji	名付ける
reading of kanji	na zukeru

meaning of kanji

in name but not in reality

hiragana	ゆうめいむじつ
drawing of kanji	有名無実
reading of kanji	yuu mei mu zi tu

meaning of kanji

name plate
name tag
label

hiragana	なふだ
drawing of kanji	名札
reading of kanji	na hu da

meaning of kanji

famous historic spot
family name
professional name

hiragana	めいせき
drawing of kanji	名跡
reading of kanji	mei seki

meaning of kanji

main temple
main building of a shrine
alternate name for the Shishiden
Hall for State Ceremonies
central building of a palace
State Chamber

hiragana	せいでん
drawing of kanji	正殿
reading of kanji	sei de n

meaning of kanji

in name only
titular
nominal

hiragana	なばかり
drawing of kanji	名ばかり
reading of kanji	na bakari

meaning of kanji

godparent
first person to give something its name

hiragana	なづけおや
drawing of kanji	名付け親
reading of kanji	na zuke oya

meaning of kanji

to put clothes on (someone)
to plate
to gild
to veneer
to accuse (of some crime)
to give (a bad name)

hiragana	きせる
drawing of kanji	着せる
reading of kanji	kiseru

meaning of kanji

Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)

hiragana	わみょう
drawing of kanji	和名
reading of kanji	wa mi xyo u

meaning of kanji

false name
alias
assumed name
pseudonym

hiragana	ぎめい
drawing of kanji	偽名
reading of kanji	gi mei

meaning of kanji

full name

hiragana	せいめい
drawing of kanji	姓名
reading of kanji	sei mei

meaning of kanji

electrician
electrical engineering
electric works (following company name)

hiragana	でんこう
drawing of kanji	電工
reading of kanji	denkou

meaning of kanji

haikai
collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.
humorous or vulgar renga poetry

hiragana	はいかい
drawing of kanji	俳諧
reading of kanji	haikai

meaning of kanji

nameplate
doorplate

hiragana	ひょうさつ
drawing of kanji	表札
reading of kanji	hyou satu

meaning of kanji

name of store
trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship)
stage name (e.g. of actor)

hiragana	やごう
drawing of kanji	屋号
reading of kanji	ya gou

meaning of kanji

alias
pseudonym
pen name
nom de plume

hiragana	ひつめい
drawing of kanji	筆名
reading of kanji	hitu mei

meaning of kanji

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)

hiragana	げんごう
drawing of kanji	元号
reading of kanji	ge n gou

meaning of kanji

name of a crime
charge

hiragana	ざいめい
drawing of kanji	罪名
reading of kanji	za i mei

meaning of kanji

former name
maiden name

hiragana	きゅうめい
drawing of kanji	旧名
reading of kanji	kyuu mei

meaning of kanji

removing a name
expelling (e.g. from school)
decommissioning

hiragana	じょせき
drawing of kanji	除籍
reading of kanji	zi xyo seki

meaning of kanji

name of a town or street

hiragana	ちょうめい
drawing of kanji	町名
reading of kanji	tyou mei

meaning of kanji

good name
high reputation

hiragana	びめい
drawing of kanji	美名
reading of kanji	bi mei

meaning of kanji

fame
glory
reputation
English name of plants and animals

hiragana	えいめい
drawing of kanji	英名
reading of kanji	ei mei

meaning of kanji

firm name
trade name

hiragana	しょうごう
drawing of kanji	商号
reading of kanji	syou gou

meaning of kanji

that is
namely
i.e.

hiragana	すなわち
drawing of kanji	即ち
reading of kanji	sunawati

meaning of kanji

family name
house name
family honour
family honor

hiragana	かめい
drawing of kanji	家名
reading of kanji	kame i

meaning of kanji

vacant post
vacancy
post in name only

hiragana	くうい
drawing of kanji	空位
reading of kanji	kuu i

meaning of kanji

alias
pseudonym
pen name
nom de plume

hiragana	がごう
drawing of kanji	雅号
reading of kanji	ga gou

meaning of kanji

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