名乗り

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Nanori

Alternative spelling
名乘り (kyūjitai)

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Particularly: “compound of 名(な) (na) and 乗(の)り (nori)?”

名(な)乗(の)り • (nanori)

(linguistics) nanori, Japanese readings of kanji characters that are used for names of people or places
self-introduction; giving one’s name as introduction