呼よび名な

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

name by which something is called; popular name; given name

Refers to the name or term commonly used to refer to a person, place, or thing, as opposed to an official or formal name. Can be a nickname, alias, or everyday designation.

この花はなの呼よび名なは

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に

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て

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う

。

The common name for this flower differs by region.

彼かれの呼よび名なは「タカ」だ。

His given name is 'Taka'.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと・物もの〉を〈呼よび名な〉で呼よぶto call someone/something by a particular nickname or common name
彼かれはみんなから「タカ」という呼よび名なで呼よばれている。
Everyone calls him by the nickname 'Taka'.
〈人ひと・物もの〉に呼よび名なをつけるto give someone/something a common name or nickname
研けん究きゅう者しゃたちは新しん種しゅの花はなに呼よび名なをつけた。
The researchers gave the newly discovered flower a common name.
〜という呼よび名ながあるthere is a popular name for ~
この魚さかなには「デンキウナギ」という呼よび名ながある。
This fish has a common name, 'electric eel'.

Kanji

呼call, call out to, invite
名name, noted, distinguished

Related words· 7

名な前まえN5
名前 is the general, neutral word for 'name', while 呼び名 stresses the informal or customary name actually used in everyday speech.
愛あい称しょう
愛称 is an affectionate nickname given out of fondness, whereas 呼び名 is the broader term for whatever name people commonly use, affectionate or not.
通つう称しょう
通称 refers to a name widely used in public or society in place of an official one, while 呼び名 can be a more personal or local everyday designation.
呼こ称しょうN2
呼称 is a more formal, often technical term for how something is designated or called, while 呼び名 is the everyday, conversational word for the same idea.

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点てん呼こ
呼名 is a formal or ceremonial term for calling out names, while 点呼 is the everyday word for taking a roll call to check attendance.
称となえ
呼び名 is the common modern term for the name someone is called by, whereas 称え is an old-fashioned, little-used equivalent.
あだ名なN1
呼び名 is the general term for whatever someone is called (including formal titles), while あだ名 refers specifically to an informal nickname.

Don't confuse with

呼よび捨すてN1
呼び捝て is the manner of addressing someone without a suffix, while 呼び名 is simply the name or nickname a person is called by.

Built from

呼よぶ+名な

Written forms

呼よび名なUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
呼よび名なUsage3%
Less common variant; learners should prefer 呼び名.

Etymology

Compound of 呼び (yobi, the continuative form of 呼ぶ 'to call') + 名 (na, 'name').