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名 — 6 strokes / Radical「口」

道
10Elementary year 1 / 6 strokes / Radical「口」
On
メイ・ミョウめい・みょう · mei · myō
Kun
なna
Meaning
name

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Stroke-order animation, origin, compounds and an example in 60 seconds.

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

In the dark evening you say your name aloud — 'name.'

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onメイめいmei名誉めいよ氏名しめい有名ゆうめい
Onミョウみょうmyō名字みょうじ本名ほんみょう大名だいみょう
Kunなna名な名前なまえ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 名前なまえ

    name

  • 名な

    name

More words with this kanji

  • 指名しめい
  • 題名だいめい
  • 有名ゆうめい
  • 名城めいじょう
  • 名案めいあん
  • 氏名しめい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

名(な)まえを かきます。

I write my name.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

名前名前front口mouth右right句phrase叺straw…史histor…妙exquis…苗seedli…孟eldest茅thatch…明bright
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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