EntryCommonJLPT N2WaniKani 51
  1. Noun

    surname; family name; last name

    see 名前

    あなたの名字はどうつづるのですか。
    How do you spell your family name?

Also written 名字【みょうじ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

seedling, sapling, shoot

Kun
なえなわ-
On
ビョウミョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1713 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 51

Built from

Used in names as

ねいのらみうみつ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.2The Kanji Dictionary
4460.0Four corner code
1976deroo
82d7Unicode hex code
1-41-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3923Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5004New Nelson (John Haig)
2237New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2781Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1426Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1924Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
234Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
249Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1767A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
685Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1287Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30781PMorohashi
1740A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1468Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1565Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1698Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1215Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1837Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
649Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
239Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
miao2Pinyin reading
myoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

character, letter, word, section of village

Kun
あざあざな-な
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
485 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
3m2.1The Kanji Dictionary
3040.7Four corner code
747deroo
5b57Unicode hex code
1-27-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1281Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285New Nelson (John Haig)
2172New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2696Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1860Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
185Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
197Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
612A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
121Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6942Morohashi
28A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
110Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
110Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
86sakade
156Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
78henshall3
57Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
528Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
457Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
188Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level