名字

Chinese

 
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (名字)
simp. #(名字)
alternative forms 名子

Etymology

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


Noun

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

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

Descendants

  • Wutunhua: minze

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みょう
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) みょーじ [myóꜜòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
    • IPA(key): [mʲo̞ːʑi]

    Noun

    (みょう)() (myōji) 

    1. surname, family name

    References

    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Noun

    名字 (myeongja) (hangeul 명자)

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

    Okinawan

    Etymology

    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

    • IPA(key): /mjoːd͡ʑi/, /noːd͡ʑi/

    Noun

    名字 (hiragana みょーじ, rōmaji myōji, alternative reading のーじ, rōmaji nōji)

    1. surname, family name, last name

    References

    • 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.
    • 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”), 1963
    • 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”), 1963
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