Kanji
Readingめい
Frequency36%
Used in (617 in total)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
famous; fame
honor; honour; credit; prestige
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
several people
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
business card
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
master; expert
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
fame; reputation; renown
one person; another name; nickname; alias
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity
place name; toponym
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
naming; christening
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
anonymity; using an assumed name
masterpiece
title; caption; heading
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
official name; formal name
(full) name; identity
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
correct answer
great commander; famous commander
how many people
well-known; noted; celebrated
description; describing; depicting
person's name
wise saying; famous saying
celebrity; personage
name of a disease
noted doctor; excellent physician
succession to another's professional name
(full) name; family name and given name
store name; shop name; restaurant name
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
name change
name of a mountain
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
in someone (else's) name
name of the emperor
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
famous sword; excellent sword
craftsman; skilled artisan
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
infamous; notorious
expulsion; excommunication
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
name of a god; name of a shrine
famous sword; excellent sword
country name
noted product; local specialty
company name; name of a company
musical composition title; song title
joint signature
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
well-known store
same name; homonym
(having) same family and personal name
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
prestigious school
fine horse; famous horse
brand name; trade name; product name
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
military fame
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
fine product; masterpiece
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
station name
local specialty; local special dish
great actor; famous actor; star
honorary position
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to become famous; to gain fame
company name; corporate name
childhood name
master craftsman; skillful worker
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
assumed name; alias
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
famous literary composition
fine performance; tour de force
ship's name
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
(business) card case
organization name; organisation name
well-known
in name but not in reality
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
name of a crime; charge
official title
exchanging business cards
Christian name; baptismal name
unsigned; unregistered
title (of a work of art)
job title; name of one's position
directory; list
desire for fame
file name; filename
big-name brand; brand-name goods
famous scene (in a movie or play)
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
fame and fortune
product name; name of an article
Buddha's name (esp. when used in prayer); fame; renown
self-advertisement
identifier; distinguished name; DN
false reputation; empty title; empty name
fine performance; tour de force
signature-collecting campaign
location famous for production of something (usually food)
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
a few people; small number of people
name of a warship
price of fame; penalty of greatness
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
fine castle; famous castle
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
good reputation; fame
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
official title; name of one's job
famous mountain
to clear one's name
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
Chinese name (often of plants and animals)
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot
fame; prestige
noted priest; celebrated priest
excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
masterful performance; virtuosity
former name; maiden name
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
celebrated flower; beautiful woman
name of a school
old name; former name
nominal; in name only; titular
famous school or university
term; name
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
famous (musical) recording; famous record; excellent record
celebrities; notables
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
great player; star player
famous temple
reputation; renown
fame; glory; reputation; English name (of plants, animals, etc.)
program name (television); program identification
famous brand of sake; choice sake
fame; renown; great name
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
famous saying; noted haiku
timeless masterpiece; immortal work
excellent poem; famous poem
christening (ceremony)
fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name
official position or title
famous garden; fine garden
excellent speech; masterly speech
Tokyo and Nagoya
original name
list of passengers; passenger manifest; passenger register
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
city name; name of city
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects
one hundred famous mountains (of Japan)
well-known hot spring
scenic and historic places
biographical dictionary
undermentioned; undersigned
fine incense
outstanding work of calligraphy
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
geographical name; local name
one's previous name
popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion
code name (of a product under development)
name or word formed by translation
e-signature; electronic signature
famous mountain; beautiful mountain
dishonorable discharge; dishonourable discharge
effective medicine; well-known medicine
good name; good reputation; your name
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
noun phrase; NP
area including Nagoya and Kobe
anonymous person; a nobody
famous car; excellent car
revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films
business-card size
name of a drug or medicine
name of an island
colour name; color name
famous game (of go, shogi, etc.)
person who is a cut above the rest
directory; name list
unsigned; unattributed
generic name; genus name; generic name
one's official name; one's registered name; one's name as it appears on the family register
announcing the succession to another's stage name
directory; name list
namesake; person with the same name
literary fame
name of a species
nominalization
(the stigma of) the name of "rebel"
excellent translation; fine translation
to give a name (to something)
vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
famous treasure; noted treasure
brand name; trademark
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryo period); (arch.) alias; (arch.) pseudonym
artist's temperament; master's temperament
person of great renown
car model; car brand; car make; marque
famous jewel; exquisite stone
excellent opinion; sound argument
family name
formal noun; dummy noun; expletive noun
Glorious Revolution (1688-1689)
visitors' book; guest book
note name; pitch name; letter notation
great (learned) priest; celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment
party name; name of a political party
honorable discharge; honourable discharge
city name
one's common or popular name
empty name; false reputation
flight number
excellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem; superb rendition of a poem
honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa); honorary whites
name of corporate body
generic name; common name
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
street of well-known stores
female professional; mistress (in a field)
baptism day; name day
gerund; verbal noun
place names used during the Ritsuryo period
unusual name; strange name; unconventional name
pseudonym of a haiku poet
privy seal; imperial seal
famous historic spot; family name; professional name
artist's temperament; master's temperament
name index; index of persons
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
fame; reputation for ability
kanji officially for use in names
to defile one's reputation; to besmirch one's name
Christian name; baptismal name
call sign (e.g. of radio station); station name
reputation for beauty
ingredients; list of ingredients
excellent opinions and theories
biographical dictionary
unidentified; name unknown
excellent poem; fine poetry
honor killing; honour killing
ingredient name; constituent name
unlimited company; unlimited partnership
it is better to be infamous than unknown
designated hitter; DH
number of people; denominate number; the number at the start of phrases referring to well known 'somethings', equiv. to 'seven' in "the seven wonders of the world"
to be true to one's name; to live up to one's reputation
horse's name
list of candidates; slate; list of nominees
penalty designations
glory; honor; honour; fame
Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka
fine tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea; well-known brand of quality green tea
binomial nomenclature
official name of a country
rakugo stage name
your name
name of a note in a movable do solfège system
Save As (command in the File menu)
title of a book; title of a literary work
famous bridge; masterpiece of a bridge
registration of transfer of shares; entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
noun clause; nominal clause
excellent idea; great suggestion; excellent opinion
golden (wise) saying; aphorism; maxim
toponymy; toponomastics
honorary consul; honourary consul
exonym; xenonym
code name (of a product under development)
selection of masterpieces
member name
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
retronym; rebaptism; anabaptism
business card exchanging party
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
scenic sites and historic places; places of natural beauty and historic interest
register of names
former name; previous name; old name
stripping of honours (as a means of punishment); stripping of rights; public humiliation
the order forced on Koreans to change their names to Japanese ones
nomination to become prime minister
name of a thing; acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
formal full name
an accomplished person does not find fault with others; it is petty to criticize; speak ill of no man
person and place name
honor killing; honour killing
poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights
voter registration list; electoral register
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
names of successful candidates
person-to-person call; personal call
noun that can be used as an adverb; temporal noun
binomial nomenclature
abstract number
organizational unit name
one's saint's day; name day
acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
drive letter; drive letter designator
designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)
endonym; autonym
synonymous name; synonym
designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)
of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame
highly renowned; on everybody's lips; enjoying a high reputation
anonymous partnership; silent partnership; anonymous association
verb formed by adding "suru" to a noun
verb formed by adding "zuru" to a noun
name unknown
noun substantive
noun equivalent (noun, pronoun, gerund, etc.); substantive
official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)
common name; popular name; trivial name
historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
(business) card tray
use of a verb or adjective conjugation (esp. ren'yōkei) as a noun
current name; present name
command of a shogun or a high official
ending a sentence with a noun
section title; section name
great men have eccentricities; fine horses have quirks
reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)
French name
reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)
patronym; scientific name in honor of a person or persons
quality shop; famous store
8.3 x 5.4 cm photograph (size)
registered stock
fascia signage; company nameplate
register book (for a ship)
signing ceremony (for a law, treaty, etc.)
proportional representation system in which votes are cast for a publicly available list of party members or for individual members of that list
proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)
predicate noun; predicate nominative
proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained
signature specimen
name of a city, ward, town or village
contradiction in terms
hipbone; innominate bone