名字
Chinese edit
personal name | courtesy name | ||
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trad. (名字) | 名 | 字 | |
simp. #(名字) | 名 | 字 | |
alternative forms | 名子 |
Etymology edit
Combination of 名 (míng, “given name”) and 字 (zì, “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
- name
- 起名字 ― qǐ míngzi ― to come up with a name
- full name (of a person)
- given name
Synonyms edit
- (name):
- (full name): (literary or Min Nan, Hakka) 名姓 (míngxìng), 全名 (quánmíng), 姓名 (xìngmíng)
- (given name): 名 (míng)
Descendants edit
- Wutunhua: minze
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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名 | 字 |
みょう Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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苗字 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 | |
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名 | 字 |
Noun edit
Okinawan edit
Etymology edit
Kanji in this term | |
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名 | 字 |
のー Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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名 | 字 |
みょー Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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苗字 |
Cognate to Japanese 名字 (みょうじ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
名字 or 名字 (myōji or nōji)
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).