Kanji名
Readingめい
Frequency35%
Used in (676 in total)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
famous; well-known
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
several people; a few people
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
business card
signature; autograph
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
fame; reputation; renown
one person; another name; nickname; alias
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
good idea; good plan
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
naming; christening
place name; toponym
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
anonymity; using an assumed name
masterpiece; masterwork
title; caption; heading
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
official name; formal name
how many people
excellent answer; clever answer
nominal; in name (only)
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
(full) name; identity
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
description; describing; depicting
great commander; famous commander
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
infamous; notorious
person's name
celebrity; personage
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
name of a disease
store name; shop name; restaurant name
noted doctor; excellent physician
name change
succession to another's professional name
(full) name; family name and given name
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
craftsman; skilled artisan
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
famous sword; excellent sword
name of a mountain
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
in someone (else's) name
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
name of the emperor
famous sword; excellent sword
country name
noted product; local specialty
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
name of a god; name of a shrine
title of a musical composition; name of a piece of music; song title
joint signature
company name; name of a company
well-known store; famous shop
same name; homonym
brand name; trade name; product name
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
prestigious school
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
fine horse; famous horse
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
military fame
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
local specialty; local special dish
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
fine article; masterpiece
to become famous; to gain fame
honorary position
great actor; famous actor; star
childhood name
company name; corporate name
station name
master craftsman; skillful worker
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
fine performance; excellent acting
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
organization name; organisation name
assumed name; alias
in name but not in reality
signature; signing one's name; writing one's name (on); registration (of a bond)
ship's name
famous literary composition
(business) card case
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
job title; name of one's position
Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)
Christian name; baptismal name
directory; list
exchanging business cards
Meijin-sen (annual professional shogi title match); Meijin-sen (annual professional go tournament); Meijin-sen (annual competitive karuta title match)
product name; name of an article
official title
well-known
name of a crime; charge
location famous for production of something (usually food)
title (of a work)
unsigned; unregistered
file name; filename
famous scene (in a movie or play)
identifier; distinguished name; DN
fame and fortune
a few people; small number of people
desire for fame
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
big-name brand; brand-name goods
fine performance; excellent performance
self-advertisement
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
price of fame; penalty of greatness
false reputation; empty title; empty name
Buddha's name (esp. when used in prayer); fame; renown
fame; prestige
name of a warship
signature-collecting campaign
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to clear one's name
professor emeritus; emeritus professor
fine castle; famous castle
(name of) one's occupation; title of one's position; (job) title; official title
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
good reputation; fame
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
adding one's signature and seal (to a document); signing and sealing
place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot
nominal; in name only; titular
Chinese name (often of plants and animals)
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft
masterful performance; virtuosity
former name; maiden name
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
celebrated flower; beautiful woman
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
noted priest; celebrated priest
name of a school
famous mountain
famous school or university
christening (ceremony)
old name; former name
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
name of a magazine; name of a journal
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
famous (musical) recording; famous record; excellent record
fame; renown; great name
term; name
famous brand of sake; choice sake
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
fame; glory; reputation; English name (of a plant, animal, organization, etc.)
famous temple
great player; star player
program name (television); program identification
reputation; renown
celebrities; notables
timeless masterpiece; immortal work
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
excellent speech; masterly speech
fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects
party name; name of a political party
famous saying; noted haiku
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
excellent poem; famous poem
city name; name of city
official position or title
famous garden; fine garden
Tokyo and Nagoya
list of passengers; passenger manifest; passenger register
places of scenic beauty and historical interest
transfer of ownership; transfer of title; change of name
original name
well-known hot spring
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
name-lending; lending one's name
to give a name (to something)
secret name; code name
station sign; station nameplate
one hundred famous mountains (of Japan)
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
area including Nagoya and Kobe
name one goes by; popular name; common name; nickname
biographical dictionary
undermentioned; undersigned
e-signature; electronic signature
dishonorable discharge; dishonourable discharge
code name (of a product under development)
fine incense
outstanding work of calligraphy
geographical name; local name
famous mountain; beautiful mountain
famous car; excellent car
nominating oneself (to something one is usually nominated to by someone else); self-nomination; designating the baseball club one (as a draft candidate) wants to join (through a system used in Japan between 1993-2007)
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
one's previous name
popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion
name or word formed by translation
effective medicine; well-known medicine
your name; one's good name; one's good reputation
The Sign of Four (novel by Conan Doyle)
Detective Conan (manga series and media franchise); Case Closed
directory; name list
anonymous person; a nobody
display name; screen name
name of a drug or medicine
noun phrase; NP
business-card size
famous game (of go, shogi, etc.)
revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films
naming convention; naming rule
store name; name of a shop
signing ceremony (for a law, treaty, etc.)
colour name; color name
city name
name of an island
one's official name; one's registered name; one's name as it appears on the family register
excellent translation; fine translation
person who is a cut above the rest
unsigned; unattributed
species name
generic name; genus name; generic name
famous treasure; noted treasure
announcing the succession to another's stage name
namesake; person with the same name
literary fame
nominalization
brand name; trademark
note name; pitch name; letter notation
person of great renown
great (learned) priest; celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment
car model; car brand; car make; marque
vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
anonymization (of data); anonymisation
(the stigma of) the name of "rebel"
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryō period); (arch.) alias; (arch.) pseudonym
artist's temperament; master's temperament
signer; signatory
famous jewel; exquisite stone
excellent opinion; sound argument
family name
formal noun; dummy noun; expletive noun
Glorious Revolution (England; 1688-1689); Revolution of 1688
visitors' book; guest book
honorable discharge; honourable discharge
organisation name; authority name; name of corporate body
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
empty name; false reputation
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
flight number
honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa); honorary whites
signed book; autographed book
place names used during the ritsuryō period
excellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem; superb rendition of a poem
privy seal; imperial seal
generic name; common name
street of well-known stores
artist's temperament; master's temperament
screen name; username; handle
unusual name; strange name; unconventional name
famous historic spot; family name; professional name
female professional; mistress (in a field)
baptism day; name day
to defile one's reputation; to besmirch one's name
call sign (e.g. of radio station); station name
prefecture name
pseudonym of a haiku poet
ingredients; list of ingredients
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
corresponding to one's actual qualities (of one's name); being true to one's name
name index; index of persons
directory; name list
jinmeiyō kanji; non-jōyō kanji legally permitted for use in personal names
Christian name; baptismal name
unidentified; name unknown
fame; reputation for ability
reputation for beauty
excellent opinions and theories
alternative station name; supplementary station name
biographical dictionary
ingredient name; constituent name
designated hitter; DH
to be true to one's name; to live up to one's reputation
excellent poem; fine poetry
the reality always falls short of the fame; (lit.) local specialties rarely taste good
honor killing; honour killing
unlimited company; unlimited partnership
it is better to be infamous than unknown
concrete number; denominate number; numbered group of related things or people (e.g. seven wonders of the world)
horse's name
generic name; generic term
list of candidates; slate; list of nominees
(business) card tray
branch office name
penalty designations
glory; honor; honour; fame
Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka
famous Western painting; masterpiece of Western painting
fine (green) tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea
(bank) account holder; name on the account
binomial nomenclature
official name of a country
rakugo stage name
your name
name of a note in a movable do solfège system
Save As (command in the File menu)
Diet nomination of a prime minister
title of a book; title of a literary work
famous bridge; masterpiece of a bridge
registration of transfer of shares; entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders
affixing one's name and seal
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
noun clause; nominal clause
excellent idea; great suggestion; excellent opinion
golden (wise) saying; aphorism; maxim
physical name (of a database table, key, device, etc.)
nominalism; terminism
toponymy; toponomastics
honorary consul; honourary consul
exonym; xenonym
code name (of a product under development)
of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame
highly renowned; on everybody's lips; enjoying a high reputation
selection of masterpieces
name unknown
member name
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
retronym; rebaptism; anabaptism
business card exchanging party
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
formal full name
scenic sites and historic places; places of natural beauty and historic interest
district name; ward name
register of names
former name; previous name; old name
stripping of honours (as a means of punishment); stripping of rights; public humiliation
policy that forced Koreans under Japanese rule to adopt Japanese names (1939; abolished in 1945)
nomination to become prime minister
name of a thing; acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
good answer!; that's right!; bullseye!
The Master of Go (1951 novel by Yasunari Kawabata)
an accomplished person does not find fault with others; it is petty to criticize; speak ill of no man
person and place name
Nagoya University (abbr)
honor killing; honour killing
Japanese name (of a species, person, company, etc.)
poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights
Meijō University (abbr)
voter registration list; electoral register
Nagoya Institute of Technology (abbr); NIT
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
wanted criminal; suspect on a police wanted list
person-to-person call; personal call
namer; author (of a scientific name)
abstract number
noun that can be used as an adverb; temporal noun
Electronic Signatures and Certification Business Act
binomial nomenclature
abstract number
organizational unit name
one's saint's day; name day
acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
logical name (of a database table, key, device, etc.)
designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)
drive letter; drive letter designator
endonym; autonym
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature; ICZN
synonymous name; synonym
designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)
anonymous partnership; silent partnership; anonymous association
hydronym (proper name of a body of water)
specific epithet; specific name
nominating committee; nomination committee
well-known examples (of something); famous items; big names (e.g. people); popular spots
verb formed by adding "suru" to a noun
verb formed by adding "zuru" to a noun
noun substantive
name used in the workplace (e.g. one's maiden name)
official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)
common name; popular name; trivial name
excellent match; unforgettable match; great contest; enthralling game
use of a verb or adjective conjugation (esp. ren'yōkei) as a noun
historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
more than ...; exceeding ...
current name; present name
command of a shogun or a high official
ending a sentence with a noun
Nagoya Railroad Co. (abbr); Meitetsu
section title; section name
great men have eccentricities; fine horses have quirks
reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)
reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)
French name
patronym; scientific name in honor of a person or persons
8.3 x 5.4 cm photograph (size)
quality shop; famous store
registered stock; registered share
fascia signage; company nameplate
proportional representation system in which votes are cast for a publicly available list of party members or for individual members of that list
register book (for a ship)
right to use one's name; one's identity
registered name; legal name
request to remain anonymous; name withheld by request
title of debt; title of obligation; document establishing a legal claim
proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)
predicate noun; predicate nominative
proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained
name of a city, ward, town or village
signature specimen
(crime of) defamation; libel; slander
contradiction in terms
hipbone; innominate bone