メイ
Meanings
Counter
Honorific
1. counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
The number, including teachers and guards, was over one hundred.
Noun
2. first name
Please put a space between your family name and given name.
Prefix
3. famous; great
It was a great match where either side could have won.
Suffix
4. name
Come to think of it, what happened to our team name?
Noun
Abbreviation
5. noun
part of speech tag used in dictionaries
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (319 in total)
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
store name; shop name; restaurant name
fame and fortune
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
great detective
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
several people; a few people
celebrities; notables
well-known
naming; christening
business card
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
noted doctor; excellent physician
famous historic spot; family name; professional name
signature; autograph
famous; well-known
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
craftsman; skilled artisan
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
fine article; masterpiece
station name
famous mountain
real name
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
name; title
another name; nickname; alias
one person; another name; nickname; alias
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
good idea; good plan
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
place name; toponym
famous; well-known; renowned; distinguished; celebrated
anonymity; using an assumed name
both persons
title; caption; heading
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
how many people
(full) name; identity
description; describing; depicting
great commander; famous commander
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; notoriety
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
person's name
celebrity; personage
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
name of a disease
name change
(full) name; family name and given name
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
famous sword; excellent sword
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
name of a mountain
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
name of the emperor
famous sword; excellent sword
noted product; local specialty
name of a god; name of a shrine
title of a musical composition; name of a piece of music; song title
joint signature
stage name
company name; name of a company
brand name; trade name; product name
real name
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
same name
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
military fame
book title
childhood name
great actor; famous actor; star
company name; corporate name
master craftsman; skillful worker
personal name
band name
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
fine performance; excellent acting
organization name; organisation name
assumed name; alias
ship's name
famous literary composition
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
job title; name of one's position
Christian name; baptismal name
signature; signing one's name; writing one's name (on); registration (of a bond)
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
school name
official title
name of a crime; charge
location famous for production of something (usually food)
title (of a work)
formal name
file name; filename
famous scene (in a movie or play)
identifier; distinguished name; DN
a few people; small number of people
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
product name; name of an article
fame; prestige
false reputation; empty title; empty name
Buddha's name (esp. when used in prayer)
name of a warship
fine castle; famous castle
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
good reputation; fame
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
your name
(name of) one's occupation; title of one's position; (job) title; official title
place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot
Chinese name (often of plants and animals)
excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
female name
former name; maiden name
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
noted priest; celebrated priest
name of a school
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
name of a magazine; name of a journal
famous (musical) recording; famous record; excellent record
fame; renown; great name
corporate name
fame; glory; reputation; English name (of a plant, animal, organization, etc.)
famous temple
term; name
great player; star player
program name (television); program identification
variable name
excellent speech; masterly speech
occupation title
party name; name of a political party
famous saying; noted haiku
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryō period)
city name; name of city
official position or title
famous garden; fine garden
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
original name
Tokyo and Nagoya
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
one's previous name
secret name; code name
area including Nagoya and Kobe
undermentioned; undersigned
name one goes by; popular name; common name; nickname
fine incense
outstanding work of calligraphy
code name (of a product under development)
geographical name; local name
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
famous car; excellent car
name or word formed by translation
effective medicine; well-known medicine
host name
display name; screen name
name of a drug or medicine
famous game (of go, shogi, etc.)
store name; name of a shop
colour name; color name
function name
one's official name; one's registered name; one's name as it appears on the family register
name of an island
excellent translation; fine translation
generic name; genus name; generic name
species name
literary fame
brand name; trademark
note name; pitch name; letter notation
(the stigma of) the name of "rebel"
car model; car brand; car make; marque
city name
excellent opinion; sound argument
alias; nickname
famous jewel; exquisite stone
family name
organisation name; authority name; name of corporate body
empty name; false reputation
flight number
excellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem; superb rendition of a poem
place names used during the ritsuryō period
unusual name; strange name; unconventional name
screen name; username; handle
corresponding to one's actual qualities (of one's name); being true to one's name
call sign (e.g. of radio station); station name
procedure-name
ingredients; list of ingredients
prefecture name
generic name; common name
reserved name
fame; reputation for ability
star pitcher
domain name
system-name
Christian name; baptismal name
corporate name
identifier
ingredient name; constituent name
excellent poem; fine poetry
name of a thing; acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
penalty designations
concrete number; denominate number; numbered group of related things or people (e.g. seven wonders of the world)
command name
record-name
language name
glory; honor; honour; fame
document name
branch office name
name of a note in a movable do solfège system
title of a book; title of a literary work
your name
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
binomial nomenclature
data-name
famous bridge; masterpiece of a bridge
rakugo stage name
name unknown
sake brand
member name
code name (of a product under development)
device name
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
formal full name
register of names
exonym; xenonym
district name; ward name
chemical name
physical name (of a database table, key, device, etc.)
command of a shogun or a high official
quality shop; famous store
common name; popular name; trivial name
one's saint's day; name day
signal name
device name
drive letter; drive letter designator
pathname
management domain name
primitive name
descriptive name
notation name
type reference name
computer-name
private domain name
class name
routine-name
condition-name
section title; section name
absolute pathname
relative pathname
global name
value reference name
transfer syntax name
generic name
synonymous name; synonym
special-names
distribution list name
range name
alphabet-name
organizational unit name
physical delivery service name
pronominal verb
name of a city, ward, town or village
endonym; autonym
French name
excellent match; unforgettable match; great contest; enthralling game
registered name; legal name
specific epithet; specific name
logical name (of a database table, key, device, etc.)
hydronym (proper name of a body of water)
Japanese name (of a species, person, company, etc.)
more than ...; exceeding ...
Nagoya Institute of Technology (abbr); NIT
The Master of Go (1951 novel by Yasunari Kawabata)
Nagoya University (abbr)
Nagoya Railroad Co. (abbr); Meitetsu
Examples (43 in total)
The number of guests is 20.
That was a superb performance.
Seven policemen were killed.