| 140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3297 | Morohashi |
| 2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 【カタカナ】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
| 2577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2760.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 540d | Unicode hex code |
versify, singing, recital
- On:
- ギン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1956 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吟 【ギン】 recitation (of a poem), chanting, singing, composition (of a poem), composed poem, classical Chinese poetry form, stress of sound in noh song
- 吟味 【ギンミ】 close examination, careful investigation, close inspection, careful selection, inquiry, enquiry, scrutiny, testing, investigation of a crime, inquiry into someone's guilt, winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game), reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
- 愛吟 【アイギン】 love of reciting or singing favourite poems or songs
- 詠吟 【エイギン】 reciting poetry
Readings
- Korean:
- um
Spanish
- tararear
- canturrear
- gemir
- quejarse
Portuguese
- declamar
- cantar
- recital
French
- versifier
- réciter
- récital
- chant
| 1182 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1805 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 898 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1043 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1128 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 369 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1250 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1318 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1904 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 299 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 271 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1603 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3330 | Morohashi |
| 230 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 740 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1589 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1714 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1104 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3760 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6802.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 541f | Unicode hex code |