6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Kun'yomi
  • name ②title ③fame ④pretext
  • -な
On'yomi
  • counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) ②first name ③famous ④name ⑤noun
  • ミョウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

-な 69.8%
メイ 25.1%
ミョウ 5.1%

Character Breakdown

name, noted, distinguished
な メイ ミョウ (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

name ②title ③fame ④pretext
name ②given name
famous ②fame
to give one's name (as) ②to claim to be ③to adopt as one's name ④to call out the goods one is selling
kanji (as opposed to kana) ②printed style (of writing Chinese characters) ③real name
Nagoya (city)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 540D
JIS X 0208 1-44-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1170
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 716
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2169
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2693
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1371
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1857
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 112
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 117
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 116
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 346
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 131
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3297
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 71
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 82
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 82
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 140
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 34
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 55
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 53
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 140
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 82
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.3
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 285
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 113
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d3.12
Four corner code 2760.0
De Roo Code 2577