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銘柄 (めいがら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

銘めい柄がら

め

い

が

ら

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

brand; make; label

General term for a product's brand or make, used in consumer contexts.

この銘めい柄がらのビールが一いち番ばん好すきです。
I like this brand of beer the best.
新あたらしい銘めい柄がらの車くるま

を

買か

い

まし

た

。

I bought a new make of car.

2

noun

stock issue; security; trading name

finance

Financial term for a specific stock or security listed on an exchange.

この銘めい柄がらは今日きょうの取とり引ひきで値ね上あがりした。
This stock rose in today's trading.
投とう資し家かは新あたらしい銘めい柄がらに注ちゅう目もくしている。
Investors are paying attention to the new issue.

Kanji

銘inscription, signature (of artisan)
柄design, pattern, build

Similar words

ブランド
ブランド is a loanword often used for luxury or fashion brands, while 銘柄 is a native term used broadly for any product's brand or stock issue.
商しょう標ひょう
商標 specifically means 'trademark' in a legal sense, whereas 銘柄 refers to the brand name or make of a product.

Etymology

Compound of 銘 (inscription, name) and 柄 (pattern, design), referring to a named type or brand. The financial sense is an extension of this idea to named securities.