めい
Meanings
Counter
Honorific
1. counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
Noun
2. first name
Prefix
3. famous; great
Suffix
4. name
Noun
Abbreviation
5. noun
part of speech tag used in dictionaries
Kanji used
name
Pitch accent
Top 1200
Used in vocabulary (305 in total)
famous; fame
several people
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
business card
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
master; expert
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
place name; toponym
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
naming; christening
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
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
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
(full) name; identity
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
(full) name; family name and given name
store name; shop name; restaurant name
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
name of the emperor
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
famous sword; excellent sword
craftsman; skilled artisan
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
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
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
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
fine product; masterpiece
station name
great actor; famous actor; star
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)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
famous literary composition
fine performance; tour de force
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)
organization name; organisation name
well-known
name of a crime; charge
official title
Christian name; baptismal name
title (of a work of art)
job title; name of one's position
file name; filename
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
identifier; distinguished name; DN
false reputation; empty title; empty name
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
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
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
Chinese name (often of plants and animals)
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
former name; maiden name
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
name of a school
term; name
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
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
famous saying; noted haiku
official position or title
famous garden; fine garden
excellent speech; masterly speech
original name
city name; name of city
undermentioned; undersigned
fine incense
outstanding work of calligraphy
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
geographical name; local name
one's previous name
code name (of a product under development)
name or word formed by translation
effective medicine; well-known medicine
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
area including Nagoya and Kobe
famous car; excellent car
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
name of a drug or medicine
name of an island
colour name; color name
famous game (of go, shogi, etc.)
generic name; genus name; generic name
one's official name; one's registered name; one's name as it appears on the family register
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
literary fame
name of a species
(the stigma of) the name of "rebel"
excellent translation; fine translation
brand name; trademark
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryo period); (arch.) alias; (arch.) pseudonym
car model; car brand; car make; marque
famous jewel; exquisite stone
excellent opinion; sound argument
family name
note name; pitch name; letter notation
party name; name of a political party
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
name of corporate body
generic name; common name
place names used during the Ritsuryo period
unusual name; strange name; unconventional name
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
fame; reputation for ability
Christian name; baptismal name
call sign (e.g. of radio station); station name
ingredients; list of ingredients
famous historic spot; family name; professional name
excellent poem; fine poetry
ingredient name; constituent name
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"
penalty designations
glory; honor; honour; fame
fine tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea; well-known brand of quality green tea
binomial nomenclature
rakugo stage name
your name
name of a note in a movable do solfège system
title of a book; title of a literary work
famous bridge; masterpiece of a bridge
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
particular word that an owner includes in the names of their racehorses
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
excellent idea; great suggestion; excellent opinion
exonym; xenonym
code name (of a product under development)
member name
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
register of names
naming; christening
name of a thing; acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
formal full name
names of successful candidates
organizational unit name
one's saint's day; name day
drive letter; drive letter designator
endonym; autonym
synonymous name; synonym
name unknown
common name; popular name; trivial name
command of a shogun or a high official
section title; section name
French name
quality shop; famous store
name of a city, ward, town or village
Examples (26 in total)
The committee is comprised of ten members.
Mary is a famous actress, isn't she?
Is Tom a famous actor?