表札
Meanings
1
A plate attached to a house entrance, gate, or room door showing the resident's or occupant's name.
It is common in Japan to put a nameplate at the entrance.
I ordered a nameplate for my new house.
Usage patterns
- 表札を出すto put up a nameplate (at one's door)
We put up a nameplate at our new house.
- 表札を掲げるto display a nameplate
A nameplate reading "Yamada" is displayed on the gate.
- 表札に〈名前〉を書くto write a name on a nameplate
I wrote all the family members' names on the nameplate.