Entry
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Adverb (fukushi)

    nominal; in name (only)

    彼は名目上では首相だが、実際はそうではない。
    He is prime minister in name, but not in reality.
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Characters in this word

3
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name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Kun
-な
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
177 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3, 4-6-1SKIP code
3d3.12The Kanji Dictionary
2760.0Four corner code
2577deroo
540dUnicode hex code
1-44-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
716New Nelson (John Haig)
2169New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2693Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
112Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
116A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
346Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
131Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3297Morohashi
71A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
82Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140sakade
34Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
55henshall3
53Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
140crowley
82Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
285Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
113Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

above, up

Kun
うえ-うえうわ-かみあ.げる-あ.げるあ.がる-あ.がるあ.がり-あ.がりのぼ.るのぼ.りのぼ.せるのぼ.すたてまつ.る
On
ジョウショウシャン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
35 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

あおいあげかきかずかんこうのぼりほつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-2SKIP code
2m1.1The Kanji Dictionary
2110.0Four corner code
1272deroo
4e0aUnicode hex code
1-30-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
798Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
10New Nelson (John Haig)
3404New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4212Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2128Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2876Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
49Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
50Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
21A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
47Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13Morohashi
37A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
32Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
32Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
20sakade
5Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
23henshall3
12Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
29crowley
31Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
6Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
49Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang4, shang3Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level