漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
銘: inscription, signature (of artisan)
JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
金 carries the meaning · 名 gives the sound
14 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
メイmei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 銘柄めいがらbrand; make; description
- 感銘かんめいdeep impression; being deeply moved
- 銘々めいめいeach; individual
- 銘記めいきkeep in mind; take note of; remember
- 銘文めいぶんinscription
- 銘打つめいうつto engrave an inscription
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Dig deep for treasure! This radical represents the metals that form the backbone of our technology and the "gold" that has served as a global standard of value for centuries.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read メイ
8 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side銘 inscription · 名
vs鉛 lead · 㕣In ChineseSimplified 铭 · traditional, as in Japanese · míng
Japan keeps the traditional form 銘; mainland China simplifies it to 铭.
- Simplified
- 铭 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 銘 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin míng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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