名前|なまえnamae[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounname
- noungiven name; first name
- Synonym名称めいしょうWrittenFor the names of organizations and things, as in 「会社の名称」; not used for people. A written/formal word.
- Synonym呼称こしょうWrittenA way of calling or designating something, as in 「正式な呼称」. A written/formal word.
- SynonymネームNeutralLoanword used mostly in compounds like 「ネームプレート」; in manga it also refers to rough storyboards.
- Synonym氏名しめいFormalFull name, surname plus given name, used on forms and documents, as in 「氏名を記入」. Formal.
- Synonym人名じんめいNeutralA person's name spoken of as a category, as in 「人名辞典」.
- Synonym姓名せいめいWrittenWritten word for a full name, older than 「氏名」, as in 「姓名判断」.
- Synonym名なWrittenWhen read 「めい」, mostly a counter for people, as in 「三名」, or a prefix meaning famous.
- Related名目めいもくNeutralA nominal name or pretext, often implying a gap between appearance and reality, as in 「出張という名目」.
- Related称号しょうごうNeutralA title marking status or qualification, as in 「名誉教授の称号」.
- Related題名だいめいNeutralThe title of a work, as in 「映画の題名」; not used for people or organizations.
- Related題だいNeutralA title or subject, also a test question, as in 「作文の題」.
- Related名めいWrittenWhen read 「めい」, mostly a counter for people, as in 「三名」, or a prefix meaning famous.
- Related称呼しょうこWrittenA way of calling someone; very rare — in everyday speech say 「呼び名」.
- RelatedファーストネームNeutralLoanword for the given name of a Westerner, as opposed to the family name.
- Related称しょうWrittenWritten word for a name or title, mostly in 「~の称」; not used in daily speech.
Default to 「名前」 for names. Use 「氏名」 for full names on forms, 「名称」 for names of organizations and things, 「題名」 for work titles, and 「称号」 for titles of status. The rest are narrower or rarer: 「名目」 for pretexts, 「ファーストネーム」 for Western given names, 「人名」 for names as a category.
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