記名|きめいkimei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbsignature; signing one's name; writing one's name (on); registration (of a bond)
    持ち物もちものすべてに記名きめいしてください。↗
    Please put their name on everything they take with them.
Conjugation
Dictionary form記名する(きめいする)
Polite (masu)記名します(きめいします)
Negative (nai)記名しない(きめいしない)
polite (masen)記名しません(きめいしません)
classical zu / nu記名せず・記名せぬ(きめいせず・きめいせぬ)
Past (ta)記名した(きめいした)
polite (mashita)記名しました(きめいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)記名しなかった(きめいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)記名しませんでした(きめいしませんでした)
Te form記名して(きめいして)
Potential記名できる(きめいできる)
Passive記名される(きめいされる)
Causative記名させる(きめいさせる)
Causative passive記名させられる(きめいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)記名すれば(きめいすれば)
tara記名したら(きめいしたら)
Volitional記名しよう(きめいしよう)
polite (mashou)記名しましょう(きめいしましょう)
Imperative記名しろ(きめいしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym記帳きちょうNeutralMeans entering items in a ledger, or signing a guest book, as in 「記帳所」; 「記名」 is the broader term.
  • Related記載きさいNeutralUsed for stating or entering content in a document, as in 「記載事項」; 「記名」 is strictly about writing a name.
  • Related登記とうきNeutralLegal registration of real estate or a company at the Legal Affairs Bureau; 「記名」 simply means writing a name.
  • Related書き記すかきしるすNeutralMeans to write down or record something; 「記名」 focuses on writing your name on a document or item.
  • Related録するろくするWrittenA written, formal word for recording, including audio or video; 「記名」 is strictly about writing a name.
  • Antonym無記名むきめいNeutralThe antonym in terms of whether a name is signed: it means unsigned or unregistered, with no name written.

Use 「記名」 for writing your name on a document or item, as in 「記名式」; use 「記載」 for what is stated in a document, 「記帳」 for signing a guest book, and 「登記」 for real-estate registration. The antonym is 「無記名」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 名前なまえをしるすこと。
Kanji in this word
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JLPT vocabulary levels are community estimates, not official (no official lists have been published since the 2010 revision).

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