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名前 (なまえ, namae) Japanese meaning: name | Kotomora
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Please tell me your name.
Do you know the name of this flower?
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 名な 前まえ を 呼よ ぶ to call someone's name
The teacher called out the student's name.
名な 前まえ を 覚おぼ える to memorize/remember a name
I can't seem to remember my new classmates' names.
名な 前まえ を 忘わす れる to forget a name
I completely forgot his name.
〈 物もの 〉 に 名な 前まえ を 書か く to write one's name on something
I wrote my name on the umbrella.
名な 前まえ を 名な 乗の る to give one's name; to introduce oneself by name
He didn't give his real name.
名な 前まえ が 知し られている to be well-known (by name)
That painter is known by name all over the world.
Expressions 名な 前まえ だけ in name only; figurehead · only by name Kanji 名 name, noted, distinguished Related words· 11 名字 refers specifically to the family name or surname, while 名前 can mean either the full name or just the given name.
氏名 is a formal term for a full name (family plus given) used on official documents, whereas 名前 is the everyday, general word for a name.
名前 is the everyday word for a person's or thing's name, while 名称 sounds more formal, official, or technical, and is used for organizations, products, or systems.
名前 is the everyday word for a name, while 名 is more formal or literary and often appears in set phrases.
Show 7 more 名前 is the general, neutral word for 'name', while 呼び名 stresses the informal or customary name actually used in everyday speech.
名前 is the everyday, general word for a name of anyone or anything, while 人名 specifically labels a name as belonging to a person, often in formal or classificatory contexts.
名前 is the everyday native Japanese word for 'name', while ネーム is a loanword with a more modern, commercial, or specialized feel.
Politeness 名前 is the plain, neutral word for 'name', while お名前 adds the honorific お- prefix to show respect when asking or referring to someone else's name.
名前 is the plain, neutral word for 'name', while ご高名 is the honorific form used to refer respectfully to someone else's name or reputation.
Written forms 名な 前まえ Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
名な まえ Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
Etymology Compound of 名 (na, 'name') and 前 (mae, 'front'), originally meaning something like 'the name placed before one' or 'the name one presents'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been the standard word for 'name' since early Japanese.
名前 is the everyday, neutral word for a name, while 称え is a rare, archaic term for the same idea.
名前 is the common everyday word for a person's name, while 名 is more formal and often appears in set phrases or compounds.
名前 is the everyday, general word for 'name' (of a person or thing), while 姓名 is a formal term specifically meaning the full name (surname + given name).
名前 is the general word for a person's name, whereas 名乗り refers specifically to the act (or occasion) of announcing that name.
