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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 名 |
な |
(n) name; reputation |
41 |
| 歴史 |
れきし |
(n) history |
155 |
| 名前 |
なまえ |
(n) name |
360 |
| 名称 |
めいしょう |
(n) name |
376 |
| 有名 |
ゆうめい |
(adj-na,n) fame |
614 |
| 本名 |
ほんみょう |
(n) real name |
1009 |
| 本名 |
ほんめい |
(n) real name |
1009 |
| 大名 |
だいみょう |
(n) Japanese feudal lord |
1226 |
| 社名 |
しゃめい |
(n) name of company |
1411 |
| 別名 |
べつみょう |
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume |
1559 |
| 別名 |
べつめい |
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume |
1559 |
| 史上 |
しじょう |
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) historical |
1673 |
| 地名 |
ちめい |
(n) place name |
1729 |
| 名誉 |
めいよ |
(adj-na,n) honor; credit; prestige |
1764 |
| 名乗る |
なのる |
(v5r) to call oneself (name, label, etc) |
1998 |
| 名所 |
めいしょ |
(n) famous place |
2243 |
| 命名 |
めいめい |
(n,vs) naming; christening |
2245 |
| 名義 |
めいぎ |
(n) name |
2252 |
| 指名 |
しめい |
(n,vs) name; nominate; designate |
2312 |
| 著名 |
ちょめい |
(adj-na,n) well-known; noted; celebrated |
2341 |
| 停留所 |
ていりゅうじょ |
(n) bus or tram stop |
2510 |
| 駅名 |
えきめい |
(n) station name |
2795 |
| 改名 |
かいめい |
(n,vs) name change |
2811 |
| 人名 |
じんめい |
(n) person's name |
2986 |
| 同名 |
どうみょう |
(n) same name |
3228 |
| 同名 |
どうめい |
(n) same name |
3228 |
| 有名人 |
ゆうめいじん |
(n) celebrity |
3228 |
| 学名 |
がくめい |
(n) technical name (often the internationally accepted Latin, scientific, or Linnaean name of plants and animals) |
3242 |
| 留学 |
りゅうがく |
(n) studying abroad |
3692 |
| 署名 |
しょめい |
(n,vs) signature |
3836 |
| 史跡 |
しせき |
(n) historical landmark |
3982 |
| 英名 |
えいめい |
(n) (1) fame; glory; reputation; (2) English name of plants and animals |
4070 |
| 名人 |
めいじん |
(n) master; expert |
4167 |
| 国名 |
こくめい |
(n) country name |
4267 |
| 和名 |
わみょう |
(n) Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana) |
4333 |
| 和名 |
わめい |
(n) Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana) |
4333 |
| 芸名 |
げいめい |
(n) stage name |
4382 |
| 留まる |
とどまる |
(v5r) (1) to be fixed; (2) to abide; to stay (in the one place) |
4523 |
| 留まる |
とまる |
(v5r) (1) to be fixed; (2) to abide; to stay (in the one place) |
4523 |
| 名付ける |
なづける |
(v1) to name (someone) |
4552 |
| 知名度 |
ちめいど |
(n) degree of familiarity; popularity |
4585 |
| 史料 |
しりょう |
(n) historical records |
4735 |
| 氏名 |
しめい |
(n) full name; identity |
4842 |
| 仮名 |
かな |
(n) (uk) Japanese syllabary (alphabets); kana |
4929 |
| 仮名 |
かめい |
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; (NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana') |
4929 |
| 仮名 |
かりな |
(ok) (n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; (NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana') |
4929 |
| 仮名 |
けみょう |
(ok) (n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; (NB the karina reading is the origin of the word `kana') |
4929 |
| 題名 |
だいめい |
(n) title |
5003 |
| 異名 |
いみょう |
(n) another name; nickname; alias |
5204 |
| 異名 |
いめい |
(n) another name; nickname; alias |
5204 |
| 名づける |
なづける |
(v1) to name (someone) |
5232 |
| 停留 |
ていりゅう |
(n) stop; halt |
5713 |
| 留置 |
りゅうち |
(n) detainment; imprisonment; poundage |
5779 |
| 名門 |
めいもん |
(n) noted family; noble family |
5907 |
| 名物 |
めいぶつ |
(n) famous product; special product; speciality |
5942 |
| 名詞 |
めいし |
(n) noun |
6074 |
| 幼名 |
ようみょう |
(n) childhood name |
6119 |
| 幼名 |
ようめい |
(n) childhood name |
6119 |
| 町名 |
ちょうめい |
(n) name of a town or street |
6424 |
| 名目 |
めいもく |
(n) nominal |
6427 |
| 名作 |
めいさく |
(n) masterpiece |
6688 |
| 保留 |
ほりゅう |
(n,vs) reserve; putting on hold; deferment |
6726 |
| あだ名 |
あだな |
(n) nickname |
6831 |
| 名残 |
なごり |
(n) remains; traces; memory |
6855 |
| 呼び名 |
よびな |
(n) given name; popular name |
6948 |
| 残留 |
ざんりゅう |
(n,vs) stay behind; stay back |
7146 |
| 名声 |
めいせい |
(n) fame |
7344 |
| 代名詞 |
だいめいし |
(n) pronoun |
7393 |
| 無名 |
むめい |
(adj-no,n) unsigned; nameless; anonymous; anonymity |
7446 |
| 史実 |
しじつ |
(n) historical fact |
7543 |
| 正史 |
せいし |
(n) authentic history |
7611 |
| 襲名 |
しゅうめい |
(n) succession to another's professional name |
7635 |
| 旧名 |
きゅうめい |
(n) former name; maiden name |
8010 |
| 匿名 |
とくめい |
(n) anonymity; pseudonym |
8191 |
| 留学生 |
りゅうがくせい |
(n) overseas student |
8292 |
| 曲名 |
きょくめい |
(n) song title(s) |
8431 |
| 名曲 |
めいきょく |
(n) famous music |
8560 |
| 東名高速道路 |
とうめいこうそくどうろ |
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway |
8575 |
| 名簿 |
めいぼ |
(n) register of names |
8795 |
| 名高い |
なだかい |
(adj) famous; celebrated; well-known |
8839 |
| 実名 |
じつめい |
(n) real name |
8988 |
| 名跡 |
みょうせき |
(n) family name |
9079 |
| 名跡 |
めいせき |
(n) famous historic spot |
9079 |
| 国史 |
こくし |
(n) history of a nation; Japanese history |
9390 |
| 役名 |
やくめい |
(n) official title |
9638 |
| 駐留 |
ちゅうりゅう |
(n,vs) stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison |
9886 |
| 留める |
とどめる |
(v1) to stop; to cease; to put an end to |
9963 |
| 留める |
とめる |
(v1) to fasten; to turn off; to detain |
9963 |
| 名字 |
みょうじ |
(n) surname; family name |
10094 |
| 史学 |
しがく |
(n) study of history |
10102 |
| 名手 |
めいしゅ |
(n) expert |
10361 |
| 居留 |
きょりゅう |
(n,vs) residence; reside |
10493 |
| 蒸留 |
じょうりゅう |
(n,vs) distillation |
10507 |
| 名勝 |
めいしょう |
(n) place of scenic beauty; the sights |
11011 |
| 戒名 |
かいみょう |
(n) posthumous Buddhist name |
11225 |
| 法名 |
ほうみょう |
(n) priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name |
11233 |
| 留守 |
るす |
(n) absence; being away from home |
11351 |
| 平仮名 |
ひらがな |
(n) hiragana; 47 syllables; the cursive syllabary |
11400 |
| 史家 |
しか |
(n) historian |
11406 |
| 留意 |
りゅうい |
(n,vs) heed |
11536 |
| 片仮名 |
かたかな |
(n) katakana |
11796 |
| 固有名詞 |
こゆうめいし |
(n) proper noun |
12116 |
| 名馬 |
めいば |
(n) fine or famous horse |
12417 |
| 名産 |
めいさん |
(n) noted product |
12620 |
| 名家 |
めいか |
(n) distinguished family |
12655 |
| 名実 |
めいじつ |
(n) in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents |
12756 |
| 史観 |
しかん |
(n) historical view |
13167 |
| 姓名 |
せいめい |
(n) full name |
13222 |
| 戦史 |
せんし |
(n) military history or annals |
13250 |
| 名乗り |
なのり |
(n) name readings of kanji; self-introduction; announcement of candidature |
13355 |
| 除名 |
じょめい |
(n,vs) expulsion; excommunication |
13404 |
| 職名 |
しょくめい |
(n) official title; name of one's job |
13463 |
| 名言 |
めいげん |
(n) wise saying |
13825 |
| 名山 |
めいざん |
(n) famous mountain |
13878 |
| 史書 |
ししょ |
(n) history book |
13955 |
| 名無し |
ななし |
(n) nameless |
14016 |
| 功名 |
こうみょう |
(n) great achievement |
14042 |
| 名将 |
めいしょう |
(n) great or famous commander |
14231 |
| 仮名遣い |
かなづかい |
(n) kana orthography; syllabary spelling |
14612 |
| 名数 |
めいすう |
(n) number of people; denominate number |
15061 |
| 筆名 |
ひつめい |
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume |
15187 |
| 名鑑 |
めいかん |
(n) directory; list |
15364 |
| 高名 |
こうみょう |
(adj-na,n) fame; renown |
15502 |
| 高名 |
こうめい |
(adj-na,n) fame; renown |
15502 |
| 留年 |
りゅうねん |
(n,vs) repeating the same class (school); staying more than two years in the same class |
15609 |
| 偽名 |
ぎめい |
(n) alias (false name); assumed name |
15627 |
| 抑留 |
よくりゅう |
(n,vs) internment; detainment; detention |
15679 |
| 家名 |
かめい |
(n) family name; house name; family honour |
15754 |
| 先史 |
せんし |
(n) prehistory |
16294 |
| 名付け親 |
なづけおや |
(n) godparent |
16314 |
| 在留 |
ざいりゅう |
(n,vs) stay; remain; reside |
16683 |
| 名君 |
めいくん |
(n) wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord |
16747 |
| 悪名 |
あくみょう |
(n) bad reputation; ill repute; bad name |
17074 |
| 悪名 |
あくめい |
(n) bad reputation; ill repute; bad name |
17074 |
| 留任 |
りゅうにん |
(n,vs) remaining (staying) in office; remaining at one's post |
17303 |
| 記名 |
きめい |
(n) signature; register |
17325 |
| 勾留 |
こうりゅう |
(n) detention; confinement |
17590 |
| 名主 |
なぬし |
(n) village headman |
17612 |
| 留保 |
りゅうほ |
(n) reserving; withholding |
17710 |
| 名残り |
なごり |
(n) remains; vestiges |
18127 |
| 書名 |
しょめい |
(n) pen name |
18205 |
| 名士 |
めいし |
(n) celebrity; personage |
18243 |
| 連名 |
れんめい |
(n) joint signature |
18346 |
| 名刺 |
めいし |
(n) business card |
18389 |
| 前史 |
ぜんし |
(n) prehistory |
18406 |
| 不名誉 |
ふめいよ |
(adj-na,n) dishonor; disgrace; shame |
18918 |
| 変名 |
へんみょう |
(n) assumed name; alias |
19107 |
| 変名 |
へんめい |
(n) assumed name; alias |
19107 |
| 小名 |
しょうみょう |
(n) minor feudal lord |
19235 |
| 名犬 |
めいけん |
(n) fine dog |
19403 |