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Meaning of 命名(めいめい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 命名, 銘名

Kana Reading めいめい

Romaji meimei

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

Meaning

naming; christening

Example sentence

彼女は祖母の名をとって命名された。 She was named after her grandmother.

Examples of 命名, 銘名, めいめい in a sentence

彼女は祖母の名をとって命名された。

She was named after her grandmother.
彼は自分の父親の名前にちなんで息子にジョンと命名した。

He named his son John after his own father.
彼はジョンと命名された。

He was christened John.
赤ちゃん、もう命名した？

Have you named your new born baby?
叔父の名にちなんでホレーショーと命名された。

He was named Horatio after his uncle.

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Kanji in this word

銘 JLPT 1

14 strokes

inscription, signature (of artisan)

On'Yomi: メイ

Kun'Yomi:

命 JLPT 3

8 strokes

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ

Kun'Yomi: いのち

名 JLPT 5

6 strokes

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ

Kun'Yomi: な, -な

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