Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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
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reputation, praise, honor, glory

Kun
ほま.れほ.める
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1064 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 40

Built from

Used in names as

たかたけほまれほめほん

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-4-9, 2-3-10, 2-6-7SKIP code
3n10.1The Kanji Dictionary
3260.1, 9060.1Four corner code
977deroo
8a89Unicode hex code
1-45-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4353Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5602New Nelson (John Haig)
2502New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3135Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1608Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2193Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1939Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2089Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1357A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2010Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1203Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35498Morohashi
1874A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
802Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
816Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1754Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1668Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1713Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1654Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1958Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
yeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40WaniKani level
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leather, skin, reform, become serious

Kun
かわ
On
カク
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
249 of 2500
Radical
leather
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-5, 2-3-6, 2-3-5SKIP code
3k6.2The Kanji Dictionary
4450.6Four corner code
1955deroo
9769Unicode hex code
1-19-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5088Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6570New Nelson (John Haig)
2448New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3099Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1582Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2163Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1893Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2041Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
686A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
937Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
811Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42710Morohashi
821A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1075Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1123Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
746sakade
1003Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
836henshall3
877Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
487crowley
996Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1877Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1911Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ge2, ji2, ji3Pinyin reading
hyeog, geugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level
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fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

Kun
いのち
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
465 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-6, 2-3-5SKIP code
2a6.26The Kanji Dictionary
8062.7Four corner code
2844deroo
547dUnicode hex code
1-44-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
767New Nelson (John Haig)
2058New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1502Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
388A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
671Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3473Morohashi
394A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
578Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519sakade
411Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
416henshall3
316Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
249crowley
997Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1412Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming4Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level