6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Kun'yomi
な name ②title ③fame ④pretext -な
On'yomi
メ イ counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) ②first name ③famous ④name ⑤noun ミョウ
Nanori
と
Character Breakdown
Common Words
to give one's name (as) ②to claim to be ③to adopt as one's name ④to call out the goods one is selling
References
| Unicode hex code | 540D |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-44-30 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1170 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 716 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2169 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2693 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1371 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1857 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 112 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 117 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 116 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 346 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 131 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 3297 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 71 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 82 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 82 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 140 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 34 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 55 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 53 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 140 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 82 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.3 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 285 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 113 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3d3.12 |
| Four corner code | 2760.0 |
| De Roo Code | 2577 |