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指名 (しめい, shimei) Japanese meaning: naming | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 指名する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 指し 名めい する 指し 名めい しない Polite 指し 名めい します 指し 名めい しません Past polite 指し 名めい しました 指し 名めい しませんでした Past 指し 名めい した 指し 名めい しなかった Te-form 指し 名めい して 指し 名めい しないで Desire 指し 名めい したい 指し 名めい したくない Potential 指し 名めい できる 指し 名めい できない Passive 指し 名めい される 指し 名めい されない Causative 指し 名めい させる 指し 名めい させない Causative passive 指し 名めい させられる 指し 名めい させられない Volitional 指し 名めい しよう Polite volitional 指し 名めい しましょう Imperative 指し 名めい しろ 指し 名めい するな Conditional 指し 名めい すれば 指し 名めい しなければ Tara conditional 指し 名めい したら 指し 名めい しなかったら
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We nominated him as chairman.
Please designate the next chairperson.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 指し 名めい する to nominate/designate someone (for a role or task)
The committee designated him as the next chairman.
〈 相あい 手て 〉 を 指し 名めい する to ask for someone by name (as a customer)
The regular customer always requests the same hairdresser.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 指し 名めい される to be nominated/designated by someone
He was named captain by the coach.
指し 名めい を 受う ける to receive a nomination
She received the nomination as successor.
Kanji 指 finger, point to, indicate 名 name, noted, distinguished Related words· 8 任命 is a formal, official appointment to a position (often by an authority), while 指名 is a broader act of naming or designating someone, usable in everyday contexts too.
推薦 means recommending or suggesting someone as a candidate, whereas 指名 is the direct act of naming the specific person chosen.
選出 implies selecting someone through a formal process such as voting, while 指名 is a direct designation without necessarily involving an election.
指定 is used for specifying things like time, place, or conditions, while 指名 is specifically for naming a person.
Show 4 more 指名 is the neutral term for nominating or appointing someone to a role, while 名指し stresses the act of singling someone out by name, often accusingly.
指名する is the clear, everyday verb for formally nominating or naming someone, whereas 指す is more compact and often depends on context to convey the same idea.
指名する means to name or designate a specific person for a role, whereas 命じる emphasizes the authoritative act of assigning that role.
Don't confuse with 氏名 (also read しめい) means a person's full name, while 指名 means naming or designating someone for a role or request.
使命 (also read しめい) means a mission or duty, while 指名 means naming or designating a specific person.
命名 means to name or christen something, whereas 指名 means to nominate or designate a specific person, and the two are easily confused because both share the kanji 名.
Etymology Compound of 指 (point out, indicate) and 名 (name). The meaning 'to name or designate a person' is transparent from the kanji.
指名 means to designate or name a specific person for a role without necessarily implying a formal selection process, while 選任 implies a more official, often collective, decision.
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Diet nomination of the prime minister
nomination for prime minister; prime ministerial nomination
nominating committee; nomination committee
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