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匿名 (とくめい, tokumei) Japanese meaning: anonymity | Kotomora

匿とく名めい

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

anonymity; pseudonymity

Refers to the state of being unnamed or using a false name. Common in contexts like online posting, donations, or reporting.

匿とく名めいで寄き付ふをした。

I made a donation anonymously.

インターネットでは匿とく名めいの投とう稿こうが多おおい。

There are many anonymous posts on the internet.

Usage patterns

匿とく名めいで〈動どう詞し〉to do something anonymously
彼かれは匿とく名めいで慈じ善ぜん団だん体たいに寄き付ふをした。
He made a donation to the charity anonymously.
匿とく名めいの〈人ひと〉an anonymous person (e.g. informant, tipster)
匿とく名めいの情じょう報ほう提てい供きょう者しゃから警けい察さつに連れん絡らくがあった。
The police received a tip from an anonymous informant.

Kanji

匿hide, shelter, shield
名name, noted, distinguished

Related words

無む名めいN1
匿名 means actively hiding one's name (as in an anonymous post or donation), while 無名 means simply having no fame or being unidentified, without implying concealment.
名な無なし
匿名 is the formal, official term for anonymity, while 名無し is a more casual or literary way to say someone or something has no name.
無む記き名めい
匿名 emphasizes deliberately hiding one's identity, often for privacy or secrecy, while 無記名 simply means no name is recorded, as on bearer bonds or unsigned forms.
覆ふく面めんN1
匿名 means being anonymous by withholding one's name, while 覆面 in its 'anonymous' sense implies concealment more broadly, as in 覆面調査 (mystery shopping).

Opposites

実じつ名めいN1
匿名 means acting under a hidden or false name, while 実名 means using one's true, real name.
名な指ざし
匿名 means staying anonymous or unnamed, the opposite of 名指し, which means openly identifying someone by name.
記き名めいN1
記名 means writing one's own name on something, while 匿名 means doing something without giving one's name, i.e. anonymously.

Don't confuse with

偽ぎ名めい
匿名 means anonymity, i.e. giving no name at all, whereas 偽名 means giving a specific but false name.

Word family· 9

匿とく名めい化か
anonymization; anonymisation
匿とく名めい性せい
anonymity
秘ひ匿とく名めい
secret name; code name
匿とく名めい希き望ぼう
request to remain anonymous; name withheld by request

Etymology

Compound of 匿 (hide, conceal) and 名 (name). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys 'concealed name'.

匿とく名めい批ひ評ひょう

anonymous criticism; anonymous review

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匿とく名めい組くみ合あい
anonymous partnership; silent partnership
匿とく名めい配はい送そう
anonymous shipping; anonymous delivery
匿名ＦＴＰとくめいえふてぃーぴー
anonymous FTP
匿とく名めい掲けい示じ板ばん
anonymous textboard; anonymous message board