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銘

銘 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

inscription, signature (of artisan)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • メイJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • たか
  • み
  • め
Other languages
  • 拼音ming2
  • 한글myeong
  • Hán-ViệtMinh

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
金(かね)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+9298

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰金名

Words using this kanji

  • 銘柄めいがら商品の名称。商標。ブランド。 有価証券の名称。brand, make, description, trading name (on a stock exchange)
  • 銘記めいき心に深く刻み、忘れないこと。keep in mind, take note of, remember
  • 銘々めいめいeach, individual
  • 銘打つめいうつto engrave an inscription, to call (designate) itself, to mark, to label
  • 銘文めいぶん（めいぶん、めいもん）金石、器物などに銘として刻まれた文章。 （めいもん）心に刻むべき文言。inscription
  • 銘めい（メイ）金石に刻んだ文字。inscription, epitaph, (manufacturer's) engraved signature, motto
  • 銘酒めいしゅ念を入れて作り、銘のある酒。famous brand of sake, choice sake
  • 銘茶めいちゃfine (green) tea, brand-name tea, famous tea, choice tea
  • 銘菓めいか特別な銘のあるいわれのある菓子。excellent sweet, confection of an established name
  • 銘刀めいとう銘がある刀。sword inscribed with the name of the swordsmith
  • 銘仙めいせん主に北関東で生産される平織りの絹織物。meisen silk
  • 銘板めいばん銘が刻まれた金属やプラスチックなどの板。nameplate, plaque
  • 銘醸めいじょうfamous winery, famous brewery
  • 銘旗めいきflag used at funerals showing the name and rank of the deceased
  • 銘版めいはんimprint (on the bottom edge of a sheet of stamps), manufacturer's name
  • 銘品めいひん(fine) branded item, product of a distinguished brand
  • 銘酒屋めいしゅやbrothel (masked as a seller of high-quality sake)
  • 銘々皿めいめいざらsmall plates for individual helpings of food
  • 銘じるめいじるto stamp, to engrave, to inscribe
  • 銘ずるめいずるto stamp, to engrave, to inscribe

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-8-6
Four Corner
8716.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
8a6.4
Heisig
293
Nelson
4852