命名・銘名|めいめいmeimei[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Which spelling to use
命名命名 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it when writing this word.
銘名銘名 is a less common written form using irregular kanji; recognize it as a variant, but beginners should generally choose 命名.
Definitions
  1. suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectivenaming; christening
    赤あかちゃん、もう命名めいめいした?↗
    Have you named your new born baby?
Conjugation
Dictionary form命名する(めいめいする)
Polite (masu)命名します(めいめいします)
Negative (nai)命名しない(めいめいしない)
polite (masen)命名しません(めいめいしません)
classical zu / nu命名せず・命名せぬ(めいめいせず・めいめいせぬ)
Past (ta)命名した(めいめいした)
polite (mashita)命名しました(めいめいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)命名しなかった(めいめいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)命名しませんでした(めいめいしませんでした)
Te form命名して(めいめいして)
Potential命名できる(めいめいできる)
Passive命名される(めいめいされる)
Causative命名させる(めいめいさせる)
Causative passive命名させられる(めいめいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)命名すれば(めいめいすれば)
tara命名したら(めいめいしたら)
Volitional命名しよう(めいめいしよう)
polite (mashou)命名しましょう(めいめいしましょう)
Imperative命名しろ(めいめいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym名付けるなづけるNeutralNative Japanese verb for giving a name; common in everyday speech. 「命名」 is the more formal choice, typical of ceremonies and new discoveries.
  • Relatedと呼ぶNeutralExplanatory expression: to call something by a name, as in 「…と呼ぶ」. Focuses on how something is referred to, not the formal act of naming.

For formally naming ships, new species, or new things, use 「命名」, as in 「命名式」 or 「…と命名する」. For everyday naming, say 「名付ける」; for calling something by a name, 「…と呼ぶ」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 名前なまえを付つけること。「命いのち」は「名付なづける」の意い。
  2. 名付なづける。
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