KANJI: MEI MYOU na (name, fame)

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Character Etymology:

An ideograph: mouth/say combined with evening to express the idea that in the dim light of evening it is necessary to identify people verbally, by calling out their names.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: MEI MYOU
kun-yomi: na -na

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: to

English Definitions:

1. MYOU, MEI: distinguished, noted; wise; name.
2. na: name; fame, reputation; pretext.
3. na(zukeru): name, call.
4. na(ute) no: notorious, famous.
5. -mei: counter for persons.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 716
Henshall: 71

Unicode Encoded Version:

名

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

名人 (meijin): master, expert.
有名 (yuumei): famous.
名前 (namae): name.

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