本ほん名みょう

also: ほんめい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to a person's legal or true name, as opposed to a pseudonym, stage name, or alias.

本ほん名みょうを明あかすto reveal one's real name
そのユーチューバーはついに本ほん名みょうを明あかした。
The YouTuber finally revealed his real name.
本ほん名みょうを隠かくすto hide one's real name
彼かれはネット上じょうで本ほん名みょうを隠かくしている。
He hides his real name online.
本ほん名みょうで〈動どう詞し〉to do something under one's real name
彼かの女じょは本ほん名みょうで小しょう説せつを発はっ表ぴょうしている。
She publishes novels under her real name.
本ほん名みょうがバレるfor one's real name to get found out
配はい信しん中ちゅうに本ほん名みょうがバレてしまった。
His real name got exposed during the live stream.

実じつ名めいN1
実名 and 本名 both mean 'real name,' but 実名 is the more formal term used in legal, journalistic, or official contexts.

偽ぎ名めい
偽名 is a false name or alias, the direct opposite of 本名, one's true legal name.
芸げい名めい
芸名 is the stage name a performer uses publicly, in contrast to 本名, their actual legal name.
愛あい称しょう
本名 is a person's real, legal name, in contrast to 愛称, which is an affectionate nickname used instead of it.

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筆ひつ名めい
本名 is a person's real, legal name, the direct opposite of the invented name used as a 筆名.
仮か名めい
本名 is a person's real, legal name, the direct opposite of 仮名, an assumed or alias name.
通つう称しょう
本名 is a person's official, legal name, whereas 通称 refers to the name they are commonly known by instead.
ペンネームN2
本名 is a person's real, legal name, the opposite of a ペンネーム which is an assumed writing name.

氏し名めいN3
氏名 simply means one's full name as written on documents, while 本名 specifically contrasts a person's true name with a pseudonym or alias.

本名Usage100%
- ほんみょう
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ほんみょう is the most common.
- ほんめい
  Alternate reading; less common than ほんみょう.
ほんめい

Compound of 本 (ほん, 'true, real') and 名 (みょう/めい, 'name'). The reading ほんみょう is the standard on'yomi combination.