Chinese edit

personal name courtesy name
trad. (名字)
simp. #(名字)
alternative forms 名子

Etymology edit

Combination of (míng, “given name”) and (, “courtesy name, given to an individual at adulthood”). Originally two different types of names in ancient China, in modern Chinese the two characters form a single word.

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

名字

  1. name
    名字  ―  míngzi  ―  to come up with a name
  2. full name (of a person)
    什麼名字什么名字  ―  Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?  ―  What's your name?
  3. given name
    名字 [MSC, trad.]
    名字 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā xìng chén, míngzi jiào huá qīng. [Pinyin]
    His last name is Chen, and his given name is Huaqing.
    忘記怎麼拼寫名字來著 [MSC, trad.]
    忘记怎么拼写名字来着 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ wàngjì zěnme pīnxiě nǐ de míngzì láizhe. [Pinyin]
    I've forgotten how to spell your name.

Synonyms edit

  • (name):
  • (full name): (literary or Min Nan, Hakka) 名姓 (míngxìng), 全名 (quánmíng), 姓名 (xìngmíng)
  • (given name): (míng)

Descendants edit

  • Wutunhua: minze

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
みょう
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
苗字

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(みょう)() (myōjiみやうじ (myauzi)?

  1. surname, family name

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

名字 (myeongja) (hangeul 명자)

  1. Hanja form? of 명자 (the characters of one's name, fame).

Okinawan edit

Etymology edit

Kanji in this term
のー
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
みょー
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
苗字

Cognate to Japanese 名字 (みょうじ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mjoːd͡ʑi/, /noːd͡ʑi/

Noun edit

(みょー)() or (のー)() (myōji or nōji

  1. surname, family name, last name

References edit

  • みょーじ【名字・苗字】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
  • のーじ【名字・苗字】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
  • ミョージ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
  • ノージ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).