名字
Chinese
name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place |
letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word | ||
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trad. (名字) | 名 | 字 | |
simp. #(名字) | 名 | 字 | |
alternative forms | 名子 |
Etymology
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
Synonyms
- (name):
Synonyms of 名字
Descendants
- Wutunhua: minze
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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名 | 字 |
みょう Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Alternative forms
- 苗字 (myōji)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Okinawan
Etymology
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 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjoːd͡ʑi/, /noːd͡ʑi/
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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