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To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of. Once you have identified any component, search for it in any of three ways:

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Example: look up 漢

Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
Draw any of these components (one at a time) in the drawing area, and select it when you see it
Alternatively, look for a component in the list. 氵艹口 each have three strokes; 夫 has four strokes
If you know the meanings of the components, type any of them in the text area: water (氵), grass (艹), mouth (口) or husband (夫)
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46 word matches found for '銘' using reading 'めい'

noun

1. inscription; epitaph

2. (manufacturer's) engraved signature

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noun

1. brand; make; description

2. trading name of stocks and securities

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Most common form: 命名

noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective

naming; christening

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noun, 'suru' verb

deep impression

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Most common form: 名木

noun

1. old tree of historical interest (esp. 名木)

2. excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood

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noun

each; individual (often written with kana only)

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noun, 'suru' verb

keep in mind; take note of; remember

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つ

'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb

to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label

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noun

inscription

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Most common form: 名茶

noun

fine tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea; well-known brand of quality green tea

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めいがらまい

noun

brand-name rice

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する

suru verb - special class, transitive verb

to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe

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していめいがら

noun

specified stock

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noun

excellent sweet; confection of an established name

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しょうしんしょうめい

noun, 'no' adjective

genuine; authentic (yojijukugo)

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めいめいぼん

noun

type of tray to serve sweets individually (see also: 銘々皿)

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とくていめいがら

noun

(historical) designated speculative stocks

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noun

desk motto; favourite motto; favorite motto

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めいめいざら

noun

small plates for individual helpings of food

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noun

nameplate (of machines)

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Most common form: 名説

noun

excellent idea; great suggestion; excellent opinion

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noun

meisen silk

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noun, 'suru' verb

memorization

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Most common form: 名酒

noun

famous brand of sake; choice sake

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ざゆうめい

noun

desk motto; favourite motto; favorite motto (see also: 座右の銘)

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めいじょう

noun

famous winery; famous brewery

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じょうじょうめいがら

noun

listed issue; listed brand

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めいしゅや

noun

seller of high-quality sake; (Meiji or Taisho era) brothel

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noun, 'no' adjective

unsigned; without a signature

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noun

inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")

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Search results include information from a variety of sources, including Kanshudo (kanji mnemonics, kanji readings, kanji components, vocab and name frequency data, grammar points, examples), JMdict (vocabulary), Tatoeba (examples), Enamdict (names), KanjiVG (kanji animations and stroke order), and Joy o' Kanji (kanji and radical synopses). Translations provided by Google's Neural Machine Translation engine. For more information see credits.

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