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How to say 'Name' in Japanese | 名

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The Japanese word for Name is 'Na', written as 名 in Japanese.'Name' in hiragana is な.

    word

    名

    Meaning

    Name

    Reading

    な

    na

    Kanji

    名Name

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '名 (な)' means 'name'. It refers to the word or words by which a person, place, or thing is known. This term is often used in formal contexts or when referring to the concept of a name in a general sense. For example: What is your name?「あなたの名は何ですか？」(あなたのなはなんですか？). The name of this flower is beautiful「この花の名は美しい」(このはなのなはうつくしい). Note that '名 (な)' is more formal and less commonly used in everyday conversation compared to '名前 (なまえ)', which is the more casual term for 'name'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    254

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 名

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    名

    Meaning

    Name

Words Related to 名 Through the Kanji 名

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 名 as well.

  • word

    片仮名

    Meaning

    Katakana

  • word

    平仮名

    Meaning

    Hiragana

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名字

    Meaning

    Surname

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    送り仮名

    Meaning

    Okurigana

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    国名

    Meaning

    Country name

  • word

    名称

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名誉

    Meaning

    Honor

  • word

    宛名

    Meaning

    Addressee

  • word

    大名

    Meaning

    Feudal lord

  • word

    仮名遣い

    Meaning

    Kana usage

  • word

    名乗る

    Meaning

    Introduce

  • word

    名付ける

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名詞

    Meaning

    Noun

  • word

    名義

    Meaning

    Name, Title

  • word

    署名

    Meaning

    Signature

  • word

    仮名

    Meaning

    Kana

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    名所

    Meaning

    Famous place

  • word

    名物

    Meaning

    Specialty

  • word

    題名

    Meaning

    Title

  • word

    名刺

    Meaning

    Business card

  • word

    名札

    Meaning

    Name tag

  • word

    振り仮名

    Meaning

    Furigana

  • word

    代名詞

    Meaning

    Pronoun

  • word

    名簿

    Meaning

    Roster

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