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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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Readings

Kana: メイ、ミョウ、な、-な
Romaji: mei, myō, na, -na
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: と
Romaji: to
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Romaji

Meanings

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Stroke Diagram

123456

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  36
Frequency:  177
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  2-3-3
Korean Reading:  myeong
Chinese Reading:  ming2
Unicode:  540d
JIS:  4C3E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2169
Nelson Index: 1170
New Nelson Index: 716
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d3.12
Four Corner Index: 2760.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 71
Gakken Index: 116
Japanese Names Index: 346
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3297
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0825
Remembering the kanji Index: 112
Busy People Index: 2.3
Kanji Way Index: 140
Kanji Flashcards Index: 34
Kodansha Compact Index: 285
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 55
Kanji in Context Index: 82
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1371
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1857
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 113
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 117
Essential Kanji Index: 131
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2693
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2577
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 140
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 53

Words

本名 (ほんみょう、ほんめい)
real name
地名 (ちめい)
place name
別名 (べつめい、べつみょう)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
改名 (かいめい、かいみょう)
name change
芸名 (げいめい)
stage name
社名 (しゃめい)
name of company
著名 (ちょめい)
well-known; noted; celebrated
指名 (しめい)
name; nominate; designate
駅名 (えきめい)
station name
氏名 (しめい、うじな)
full name; identity
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