銘
銘 — Inscription
inscription, signature (of artisan)
On’yomiメイ (mei)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 銘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銘柄 | めいがら meigara | brand; make; description |
| 感銘 | かんめい kanmei | deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched |
| 銘々 | めいめい meimei | each; individual |
| 銘記 | めいき meiki | keep in mind; take note of; remember |
| 銘打つ | めいうつ meiutsu | to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark |
| 銘文 | めいぶん meibun | inscription |
Study notes
銘 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1394 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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