What does the kanji 名 mean?

The kanji 名 (na) means "name, noted, distinguished, reputation". It is a JLPT N5 character.

"na" is written with the kanji 名, meaning "name, noted, distinguished, reputation". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) めい (mei), みょう (myō), kunyomi (native Japanese) な (na). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 名?

Write 名 ("name") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 名?

名 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) めい (mei), みょう (myō), kunyomi (native Japanese) な (na).

名“name” Kanjina / mei

JLPT N5

How to write 名

名 (name) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Onyomi (音読み)

めい mei
みょう myō

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

な na

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 名

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

今いますごい名案めいあんがうかんだぞ。
I've just come up with a great idea.
名案 (めいあん)
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下したに署名しょめいしてください。
Sign at the bottom, please.
署名 (しょめい)
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その大学だいがくって、名門めいもんなの？
Is that university a prestigious one?
名門 (めいもん)
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