Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
めい
Grade: 1
kan’on

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(めい) (komei

  1. calling a person’s name
    ()(めい)(てん)()
    komei tenko
    roll call
  2. the introduction of a poet at a gathering of haiku poets

Verb edit

()(めい)する (komei surusuru (stem ()(めい) (komei shi), past ()(めい)した (komei shita))

  1. to call (someone’s) name
    • 2016 January 13, Nagashima Hirokazu, “Asa no komei wa nanno tame? [What is the purpose of morning roll call?]”, in Manabi no ba[1]:
      (そつ)(ぎょう)(しき)は、(かなら)ず、()どもたち(ひと)()ひとりを()(めい)します。この()(めい)(たい)(せつ)にしたいがためにフルネームで()(めい)をします。
      Sotsugyō shiki wa, kanarazu, kodomo-tachi hitori-hitori o komei shimasu. Kono komei o taisetsu ni shitai ga tame ni furunēmu de komei o shimasu.
      At graduation ceremonies, without fail, each child’s name is called one by one. This naming is cherished, and for that reason the full names are called.
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
よ(び)
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 呼名 – see the following entry.
[noun] the name by which one is called; a given name or nickname; a style or title
[noun] common name, vernacular name; the name by which something is called
(This term, 呼名, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)