► 動詞
名付ける [(3)なづける] meaning: name rank: 2
☆ 彼等は娘を知子と名付けた ⇨ They named their daughter Tomoko
命名 [めいめい] [命名する] meaning: name rank: 3
☆ 彼等は娘を慶子と命名した ⇨ They named their daughter Keiko
改称 [かいしょう] [改称する] meaning: name rank: 4
☆ 国鉄は民間化でJRと改称された ⇨ National Railways were renamed as JR during its privatization
改姓 [かいせい] [改姓する] meaning: name rank: 4
☆ 彼女は結婚して改姓した ⇨ She got married and changed her family name (☛ Change family name)
改名 [かいめい] [改名する] meaning: name rank: 4
☆ 彼女は結婚して改名した ⇨ She got married and changed her name
► 名詞
名前 [なまえ] meaning: name rank: 1
☆ 彼の名前が思い出せない ⇨ I can’t remember his name
名字 [(1)みょうじ] meaning: name rank: 1
☆ あなたの名字は何ですか？ ⇨ What is your family name?
渾名 [あだな] meaning: name rank: 2
☆ 日本では友達の間であだ名を使うことが多い ⇨ In Japan nicknames are often used among friends (☛ A nickname)
氏名 [(1)しめい] [liter] meaning: name rank: 2
☆ ここに氏名を記入して下さい ⇨ Write your full name here (☛ Specifically both given and family names (there are no middle names in Eastern Asian culture))
名 [な] [liter] meaning: name rank: 2
☆ 彼は未だ名が知られていない ⇨ His name is still not well known
本名 [(1)ほんみょう] meaning: name rank: 2
☆ 本名と芸名 ⇨ A legal name and a stage name
名称 [めいしょう] [liter] meaning: name rank: 2
☆ 「アスピリン」は商品名で「鎮痛剤」が一般的な名称だ ⇨ “Aspirin” is a product name, and “pain-killer” is the generic name (☛ Names for non-humans)
愛称 [あいしょう] meaning: name rank: 3
☆ 王貞治は「ワンちゃん」の愛称で知られた ⇨ Sadaharu Oh was known with a nickname “wan-chan” (☛ Literally means “love name”. An endearing nickname)
異名 [いみょう] [異名を取る] meaning: name rank: 3
☆ 彼は「大魔神」の異名を取る猛者だ ⇨ He is a tough dude known as “giant devil” (☛ Literally “different name”. Only used for spectacular nicknames)
実名 [じつめい] meaning: name rank: 3
☆ 被害者の実名は伏せられている ⇨ The real name of the victim is withheld
姓 [(1)せい] [liter] meaning: name rank: 3
☆ 東アジアでは姓が名前の先に来る ⇨ In East Asia family names come first (☛ A family name)
通称 [つうしょう] meaning: name rank: 3
☆ 大韓民国は通称韓国と呼ばれている ⇨ 大韓民国 is commonly called 韓国
名指し [なざし] meaning: name rank: 3
☆ 彼は彼を名指しで非難した ⇨ He criticized him, naming the name
名義 [(3)めいぎ] meaning: name rank: 3
☆ 家は母の名義になっている ⇨ The house is registered under my mother’s name
件名 [けんめい] meaning: name rank: 4
☆ 事件の件名 ⇨ The name of the incident
姓名 [(1)せいめい] meaning: name rank: 4
☆ 姓名判断 ⇨ Fortune telling based on one’s name (☛ Both given and family names)
略称 [りゃくしょう] [略称する] meaning: name rank: 4
☆ 「日本国有鉄道」は通常「国鉄」と略称された ⇨ 日本国有鉄道 was usually abbreviated and called 国鉄 (☛ Abbreviate names)