Kanji: 名

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	口 Radical name: くち
Meaning:	Name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	名前(なまえ)	name
N5	有名(ゆうめい)	famous
N3	署名(しょめい)	signature
N3	名(な)	name, reputation
N3	名人(めいじん)	master, expert
N2	宛名(あてな)	address, direction
N2	送(おく)り仮名(がな)	part of word written in kana
N2	片仮名(かたかな)	katakana
N2	仮名(かな)	(n) alias, pseudonym, pen name
N2	仮名遣(かなづか)い	kana orthography, syllabary spelling
N2	氏名(しめい)	full name, identity
N2	題名(だいめい)	title
N2	代名詞(だいめいし)	pronoun
N2	地名(ちめい)	place name
N2	平仮名(ひらがな)	hiragana, 47 syllables, the cursive syllabary
N2	振(ふ)り仮名(がな)	, pronunciation key
N2	名字(みょうじ)	surname, family name
N2	名作(めいさく)	masterpiece
N2	名刺(めいし)	business card
N2	名詞(めいし)	noun
N2	名所(めいしょ)	famous place
N2	名物(めいぶつ)	famous product, special product, speciality
N1	記名(きめい)	signature, register
N1	姓名(せいめい)	full name
N1	著名(ちょめい)	well-known, noted, celebrated
N1	名残(なごり)	remains, traces, memory
N1	名高(なだか)い	famous, celebrated, well-known
N1	名付(なづ)ける	to name (someone)
N1	名札(なふだ)	name plate, name tag
N1	本名(ほんみょう)	real name
N1	名産(めいさん)	noted product
N1	名称(めいしょう)	name
N1	名簿(めいぼ)	register of names
N1	名誉(めいよ)	honor, credit, prestige