EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    distinguished family; famous family; noble family

    彼は名門の生まれなのだ。
    He was born into a noble family.
  2. prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)

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Characters in this word

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name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Kun
な、-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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gate, counter for cannons

Kun
かど、と
On
モン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
452 of 2500
Radical
gate
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

じょう、も、ゆき

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-4, 3-8-0SKIP code
8e0.1The Kanji Dictionary
7777.7, 7777.0Four corner code
3853deroo
9580Unicode hex code
1-44-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4940Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6381New Nelson (John Haig)
888New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1100Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
597Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
789Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1616Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1743Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
385A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
601Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
105Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41208Morohashi
211A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
161Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143sakade
269Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
231henshall3
168Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
376crowley
445Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1838Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1630Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
men2Pinyin reading
munKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level