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)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
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
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity
naming; christening
place name; toponym
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
anonymity; using an assumed name
masterpiece
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
title; caption; heading
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
how many people
official name; formal name
(full) name; identity
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
correct answer
great commander; famous commander
well-known; noted; celebrated
description; describing; depicting
person's name
wise saying; famous saying
celebrity; personage
name of a disease
(full) name; family name and given name
noted doctor; excellent physician
succession to another's professional name
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
store name; shop name; restaurant name
name change
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
name of a mountain
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
craftsman; skilled artisan
infamous; notorious
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
in someone (else's) name
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
expulsion; excommunication
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
name of the emperor
famous sword; excellent sword
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
country name
famous sword; excellent sword
name of a god; name of a shrine
noted product; local specialty
company name; name of a company
musical composition title; song title
same name; homonym
joint signature
well-known store
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
(having) same family and personal name
fine horse; famous horse
brand name; trade name; product name
prestigious school
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)
local specialty; local special dish
station name
honorary position
great actor; famous actor; star
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
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
ship's name
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
fine performance; tour de force
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
famous literary composition
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
in name but not in reality
(business) card case
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
organization name; organisation name
well-known
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
Christian name; baptismal name
official title
name of a crime; charge
exchanging business cards
job title; name of one's position
unsigned; unregistered
title (of a work of art)
directory; list
desire for fame
file name; filename
famous scene (in a movie or play)
identifier; distinguished name; DN
big-name brand; brand-name goods
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
product name; name of an article
fame and fortune
false reputation; empty title; empty name
Buddha's name (esp. when used in prayer); fame; renown
self-advertisement
location famous for production of something (usually food)
fine performance; tour de force
signature-collecting campaign
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
name of a warship
a few people; small number of people
price of fame; penalty of greatness
fine castle; famous castle
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
fame; prestige
good reputation; fame
official title; name of one's job
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
to clear one's name
famous mountain
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
noted priest; celebrated priest
excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft
masterful performance; virtuosity
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
former name; maiden name
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
celebrated flower; beautiful woman
nominal; in name only; titular
name of a school
old name; former name
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 temple
famous (musical) recording; famous record; excellent record
celebrities; notables
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
great player; star player
fame; glory; reputation; English name (of plants, animals, etc.)
reputation; renown
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
program name (television); program identification
famous brand of sake; choice sake
fame; renown; great name
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
timeless masterpiece; immortal work
famous saying; noted haiku
excellent poem; famous poem
christening (ceremony)
excellent speech; masterly speech
fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name
official position or title
famous garden; fine garden
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
scenic and historic places
one hundred famous mountains (of Japan)
well-known hot spring
biographical dictionary
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
undermentioned; undersigned
area including Nagoya and Kobe
fine incense
outstanding work of calligraphy
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
good name; good reputation; your name
e-signature; electronic signature
famous mountain; beautiful mountain
anonymous person; a nobody
dishonorable discharge; dishonourable discharge
effective medicine; well-known medicine
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
noun phrase; NP
directory; name list
famous car; excellent car
revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films
business-card size
colour name; color name
name of a drug or medicine
name of an island
famous game (of go, shogi, etc.)
person who is a cut above the rest
directory; name list
unsigned; unattributed
name of a species
generic name; genus name; generic name
famous treasure; noted treasure
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
namesake; person with the same name
literary fame
nominalization
(the stigma of) the name of "rebel"
excellent translation; fine translation
person of great renown
to give a name (to something)
vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
brand name; trademark
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryo period); (arch.) alias; (arch.) pseudonym
artist's temperament; master's temperament
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
city name
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
one's common or popular name
empty name; false reputation
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
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
street of well-known stores
female professional; mistress (in a field)
baptism day; name day
gerund; verbal noun
to defile one's reputation; to besmirch one's name
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
ingredients; list of ingredients
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
fame; reputation for ability
kanji officially for use in names
Christian name; baptismal name
unidentified; name unknown
call sign (e.g. of radio station); station name
reputation for beauty
excellent opinions and theories
biographical dictionary
ingredient name; constituent name
excellent poem; fine poetry
honor killing; honour killing
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
(business) card tray
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
honorary consul; honourary consul
toponymy; toponomastics
exonym; xenonym
code name (of a product under development)
selection of masterpieces
name unknown
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.
designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)
drive letter; drive letter designator
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
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
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)
reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)
French name
patronym; scientific name in honor of a person or persons
8.3 x 5.4 cm photograph (size)
quality shop; famous store
registered stock
fascia signage; company nameplate
register book (for a ship)
proportional representation system in which votes are cast for a publicly available list of party members or for individual members of that list
signing ceremony (for a law, treaty, etc.)
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
name of a city, ward, town or village
signature specimen
contradiction in terms
hipbone; innominate bone