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記名 (きめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
signing one's name ; signature ; registration (of a bond)
Refers to the act of writing one's name, often on a document, list, or bond. Can be used as a noun or with する. The bond registration sense is a specific financial use.
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Registered bonds are highly secure.
Kanji 記 scribe, account, narrative 名 name, noted, distinguished Similar words 署しょ 名めい 署名 is a more common word for 'signature', often used for official documents and petitions. 記名 can imply simply writing one's name, not necessarily a full signature, and is also used in financial contexts like bond registration.
Etymology Compound of 記 (ki, 'to record, write down') and 名 (mei, 'name'). The meaning is straightforward from the kanji components.
