銘

inscribe; inscription; signature (of artisan)

14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1394.

Readings

• メイ (on reading): 銘柄 (めいがら) brand; 銘 (めい) inscription

Components

• 金
• 名
• 口 radical mouth
• 夕 radical evening
• 金 radical gold; metal

Words using 銘

• 銘柄 (めいがら) brand
• 銘 (めい) inscription
• 感銘 (かんめい) deep impression
• 銘打つ (めいうつ) to engrave an inscription
• 銘文 (めいぶん) inscription

53 words in all.

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