しめい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. naming; nominating; designating
Was it a mistake to nominate you as the person in charge?
2. calling on; asking for; requesting
It's fine. If you ever have another request, be sure to ask for me.
Pitch accent
し
めい
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
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)
designated hitter; DH
Examples (14 in total)
After all, I'm the one who was nominated.
I was appointed chairperson.
Do you have any requests, such as for a specific person?
Was it a mistake to nominate you as the person in charge?
We appointed him as our representative.
Tom is our designated driver.
He was nominated for the presidency.
Tom has been named interim head coach.
Please choose the person you will nominate next.
The teacher called on me, and I wrote the answer on the blackboard.
It's fine. If you ever have another request, be sure to ask for me.
I would like to nominate Don Jones as chairman.
There's an extra 2,000 yen fee for requesting a specific staff member.
However, the former king passed away before he could make the nomination.