名

See also: 各

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han character

名 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 弓戈口 (NIR), four-corner 2760₀, composition ⿱夕口)

Derived characters

• 佲, 𠱷, 姳, 𭚮, 𢙛, 𭠬, 洺, 㫥, 𣭨, 𭩹, 𤥁, 眳, 𥏍, 𥒊, 䊅, 𥿨, 𠸜, 𮕿, 詺(𬣮), 𫏉, 酩, 銘(铭), 𩳊, 𭜇, 𪗸, 𭃞, 𪟚, 𬼨, 𨚷, 𢻇, 𭭊, 𠸛, 㗮, 𨿅, 𬱃, 𡖺, 𮬶, 𡅖, 㚚, 𡷂, 茗, 𬔽, 𣜞, 𡖚, 𡒒

Further reading

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 175, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3297
• Dae Jaweon: page 391, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 582, character 6
• Unihan data for U+540D

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Chinese

trad.		名
simp. #		名

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 名
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (名) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
名	*meŋ
洺	*meŋ
眳	*meŋʔ, *meːŋʔ
詺	*meŋs
銘	*meːŋ
茗	*meːŋʔ
酩	*meːŋʔ
姳	*meːŋʔ

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 夕 (“crescent moon”) + 口 (“mouth”) — to say one's own name to identify oneself in the dark.

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-miŋ (“name”). Cognate with Tibetan མིང (ming) and Burmese အမည် (a.many).

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 名

1. name

   • 凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就賜他們權柄，作神的兒女。 [MSC, trad.]
     凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就赐他们权柄，作神的儿女。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: John 1.12

     Fán jiēdài tā de, jiùshì xìn tā míng de rén, tā jiù cì tāmen quánbǐng, zuò Shén de érnǚ. [Pinyin]

     But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.

2. given name
3. reputation; fame

   有名  ―  yǒumíng  ―  famous

4. famous; reputable

   名牌  ―  míngpái  ―  having a good brand name; a brand name product

5. (grammar) Short for 名詞／名词 (míngcí, “noun”).
6. (grammar) Short for 專有名詞／专有名词 (zhuānyǒu míngcí, “proper noun”).
7. (Eastern Min) to be called

   伊名什乇？ [Eastern Min, trad. and simp.]

   Ĭ miàng sié-nó̤h? / [i⁵⁵ miaŋ⁵³ sie²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡɔʔ²⁴] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]

   What's his/her name?

8. to describe; to give details of
9. Classifier for place in a competition or position in a name list.
10. Classifier for people with a certain status or identity.

Synonyms

• (name): 名字 (míngzi)

Further reading

• “Entry #2127”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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Japanese

Kanji

名

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: みょう (myō, Jōyō)^{←みやう (myau, historical)}
• Kan-on: めい (mei, Jōyō)
• Kun: な (na, 名, Jōyō); なのる (nanoru, 名); なづける (nazukeru, 名ける)
• Nanori: あきら (akira); かた (kata); なづく (nazuku); もり (mori)

Compounds

Compounds

• 名(な)前(まえ) (namae, “name”)
• 名(めい)媛(えん) (meien, “famous woman”)
• 名(めい)園(えん) (meien, “excellent garden, well-known garden”)
• 名(めい)演(えん) (meien, “great performance (of acting, music, etc)”)
• 名(めい)家(か) (meika)
• 名(めい)器(き) (meiki)
• 名(めい)義(ぎ) (meigi)
• 名(めい)刺(し) (meishi)
• 名(みょう)字(じ) (myōji)
• 名(めい)手(しゅ) (meishu)
• 名(めい)勝(しょう) (meishō)
• 名(めい)称(しょう) (meishō)
• 名(めい)人(じん) (meijin)
• 名(めい)声(せい) (meisei)
• 名(みょう)目(もく) (myōmoku), 名(めい)目(もく) (meimoku)
• 名(めい)門(もん) (meimon)
• 名(めい)誉(よ) (meiyo)
• 名(な)古(ご)屋(や) (nagoya)
• 名(な)立(たち) (Natachi), 名(な)立(だち) (Nadachi), 名(めい)立(たつ) (Meitatsu)
• 名(な)宛(あて) (nāte)
• 名(めい)案(あん) (meian)
• 名(めい)花(か) (meika)
• 名(めい)画(が) (meiga)
• 名(めい)鑑(かん) (meikan)
• 名(めい)妓(ぎ) (meigi)
• 名(めい)君(くん) (meikun)
• 名(めい)言(げん) (meigen)
• 名(めい)工(こう) (meikō)
• 名(みょう)号(ごう) (myōgō)
• 名(めい)作(さく) (meisaku)
• 名(な)札(ふだ) (nafuda)
• 名(な)残(ごり) (nagori)
• 名(めい)詞(し) (meishi)
• 名(めい)辞(じ) (meiji)
• 名(めい)実(じつ) (meijitsu)
• 名(な)主(ぬし) (nanushi)
• 名(めい)匠(しょう) (meishō)
• 名(めい)状(じょう) (meijō)
• 名(めい)数(すう) (meisū)
• 名(みょう)跡(せき) (myōseki), 名(めい)跡(せき) (meiseki)
• 名(な)代(だい) (nadai), 名(みょう)代(だい) (myōdai)
• 名(めい)答(とう) (meitō)
• 名(めい)品(ひん) (meihin)
• 名(めい)物(ぶつ) (meibutsu)
• 名(めい)分(ぶん) (meibun)
• 名(みょう)聞(もん) (myōmon), 名(めい)聞(ぶん) (meibun)
• 名(めい)簿(ぼ) (meibo)
• 名(めい)望(ぼう) (meibō)
• 名(みょう)利(り) (myōri), 名(めい)利(り) (meiri)
• 名(めい)流(りゅう) (meiryū)
• 名(めい)論(ろん) (meiron)
• 名(めい)刹(さつ) (meisatsu)
• 姓(せい)名(めい) (seimei)
• 氏(し)名(めい) (shimei)
• 悪(あく)名(みょう) (akumyō), 悪(あく)名(めい) (akumei)
• 裏(うら)名(な) (urana)
• 仮(か)名(な) (kana)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
名
な Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *na (compare Okinawan 名 (なー, naa)).

Noun

名(な) • (na) 

1. name

   名(な)を連(つら)ねる

   na o tsuraneru

   put one's name on (a list)

   名(な)ばかりの

   na bakari no

   in name only

   • 2013 July 20, “暗(あん)黒(こく)界(かい)の騎(き)士(し) ズール [Zure, Knight of the Dark World]”, in ハーフデッキ　闇(やみ) [Half-Deck: DARK], Konami:

     暗(あん)黒(こく)界(かい)でその名(な)を知(し)らぬ者(もの)はいない、誇(ほこ)り高(たか)き騎(き)士(し)。決(けっ)して弱(よわ)き者(もの)に手(て)を下(くだ)す事(こと)はない。

     Ankokukai de sono na o shiranu mono wa inai, hokoritakaki kishi. Kesshite yowaki mono ni te o kudasu koto wa nai.

     Everyone in the Dark World knows the name of this illustrious knight. He never oppresses the commoners.

2. reputation

   名(な)が響(ひび)いている

   na ga hibiite iru

   be famous

   名(な)が上(あ)がる

   na ga agaru

   become famous

   名(な)を上(あ)げる/現(あらわ)す/成(な)す/売(う)る

   na o ageru/arawasu/nasu/uru

   become famous, make one's name

   • Usage note: 名を上げる differs from 名が上がる in that the subject purposefully did something to make themselves famous.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 千(ち)名(な) (china, “various rumours”)
• 名(な)付(づ)ける (nazukeru)
• 名(な)乗(の)る (nanoru), 名(な)告(の)る (nanoru)
• 名(な)も無(な)い (na mo nai)
• 名(な)無(な)し (nanashi)
• 名(な)高(だか)い (nadakai)
• 名(な)指(ざ)し (nazashi)
• 名(な)取(とり) (natori)
• 名(な)折(お)れ (naore)
• 仮(か)名(な) (kana)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
名
めい Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 名 (MC mjieng, “name”).

Counter

名(めい) or 名(counter) • (mei or counter) [[Category:Japanese
|めい]]

1. counter word for people, persons

Noun

名(めい) • (mei) 

1. name

Prefix

名(めい) or 名(prefix) • (mei or prefix) [[Category:Japanese
|めい]]

1. famous, great, noted

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Korean

Hanja

名 (eumhun 이름 명 (ireum myeong))

1. hanja form^? of 명 (“name”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 명가 (名家, myeongga)
• 명곡 (名曲, myeonggok)
• 명공 (名工, myeonggong)
• 명단 (名單, myeongdan)
• 명목 (名目, myeongmok)
• 명부 (名簿, myeongbu)
• 명사 (名士, myeongsa)
• 명사 (名詞, myeongsa)
• 명사 (名辭, myeongsa)
• 명성 (名聲, myeongseong)
• 명승 (名勝, myeongseung)
• 명언 (名言, myeong'eon)
• 명예 (名譽, myeong'ye)
• 명의 (名義, myeong'ui)
• 명인 (名人, myeong'in)
• 명자 (名字, myeongja)
• 명작 (名作, myeongjak)
• 명절 (名節, myeongjeol)
• 명칭 (名稱, myeongching)
• 명함 (名銜, myeongham)
• 가명 (假名, gamyeong)
• 개명 (改名, gaemyeong)
• 고명 (高名, gomyeong)
• 명명 (命名, myeongmyeong)
• 무명 (無名, mumyeong)
• 방명 (芳名, bangmyeong)
• 별명 (別名, byeolmyeong)
• 서명 (署名, seomyeong)
• 성명 (姓名, seongmyeong)
• 속명 (俗名, songmyeong)
• 오명 (汚名, omyeong)
• 유명 (有名, yumyeong)
• 익명 (匿名, ingmyeong)
• 인명 (人名, inmyeong)
• 제명 (除名, jemyeong)
• 지명 (地名, jimyeong)
• 지명 (指名, jimyeong)
• 직명 (職名, jingmyeong)
• 필명 (筆名, pilmyeong)
• 대명사 (代名詞, daemyeongsa)
• 동명사 (動名詞, dongmyeongsa)}}

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Kunigami

Kanji

名

Readings

• Kun: なー (nā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː/

Noun

名 (hiragana なー, rōmaji nā)

1. name

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Miyako

Kanji

名

Readings

• Kun: なー (nā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː/

Noun

名 (hiragana なー, rōmaji nā)

1. name

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Okinawan

Kanji

名

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• On (unclassified): みょー (myō); のー (nō)
• Kun: なー (nā, 名)

Compounds

• 大(でー)名(みょー) (dēmyō)
• 大(でー)名(みょー)方(がた) (dēmyōgata)
• 名(みょー)字(じ) (myōji), 名(のー)字(じ) (nōji)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
名
なー Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː/

Noun

名(なー) (nā) 

1. name

References

• “ナー（なー）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.

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Vietnamese

Han character

名: Hán Việt readings: danh
名: Nôm readings: ranh, danh, rành, quanh, dinh, gianh

1. chữ Hán form of danh (“famous; well-known”).

Compounds

Compounds

• 名簿 (danh bạ)
• 名譽 (danh dự)
• 名家 (danh gia)
• 名目 (danh mục)
• 名義 (danh nghĩa)
• 名帖 (danh thiếp)
• 名詞 (danh từ)
• 筆名 (bút danh)
• 別名 (biệt danh)
• 地名 (địa danh)

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Yaeyama

Kanji

名

Readings

• Kun: なー (nā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː/

Noun

名 (hiragana なー, rōmaji nā)

1. name

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Yonaguni

Kanji

名

Readings

• Kun: なー (nā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naː]

Noun

名 (hiragana なー, rōmaji nā)

1. name

References

• “なー【名】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

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Zhuang

Pronoun

名

1. Sawndip form of mwngz