Today’s Kanji is “名” (na); Kanji for “name”.
Handwritten Kanji “名” (na)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “名”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 名 | メイ ミョウ な | mei myou na | 6 | 口 | name |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “名”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 名刺 | めいし | meishi | Business card |
| 名札 | なふだ | nafuda | Name tag |
| 署名する | しょめいする | shomeisuru | To sign a contract |
