名義|めいぎmeigi[3]odaka (tail-high)
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Definitions
- nounname (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; published name
- nounmoral duty
- nounjustification; pretext
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related名なNeutralBroad noun covering names and fame, as in 「名を残す」; unlike 「名義」, it has no special link to names registered on legal or official documents.
- Related名目めいもくWrittenA written/formal word for a nominal name or pretext, as in 「出張の名目で」; it stresses the surface reason rather than a legally registered name.
Use 「名義」 for a name registered in legal or procedural contexts, as in 「名義変更」 or 「名義を貸す」. For names or fame in general use 「名」; for a surface pretext use 「名目」.
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