名 — name

Grade 1 kanji · 6 strokes · on'yomi mei · kun'yomi na.

Evening (夕) + mouth (口) — calling out your name in the darkness of evening.

Example words

• 名前 — namae — name
• 有名 — yuumei — famous

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