名 — name, reputation
な
名
name
な
U+540D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #177
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #112
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- name
- reputation
Readings
- On'yomi
- めい mei みょう myou
- Kun'yomi
- な na
word
な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
名
na
name
名
づ
け
る
nazukeru
to name
あ
だ
名
adana
nickname
名
前
namae
name
名
高
い
nadakai
famous
名
古
屋
nagoya
Nagoya
名
乗
る
nanoru
to give one's name
名
乗
り
nanori
giving one's name
名
乗
り
出
る
nanorideru
to introduce oneself
名
指
し
nazashi
calling by name
名
無
し
nanashi
anonymous
名
付
け
る
nazukeru
to name
名
札
nafuda
name plate
仮
名
kana
kana (Japanese syllabary)
送
り
仮
名
okurigana
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word
呼
び
名
yobina
common name
めい mei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
みょう myou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
81 wordsEach dot is a word containing 名: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 36 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
ゆう
夕
evening
#36
くち
口
mouth
#30
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). 夕 (evening/darkness) over 口 (mouth). In the dark, one calls out one's name — identity declared when the face cannot be seen.