Meaning

Primary

Noun

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A name part of speech is when you are naming something. What part of speech has names in it? That would be the noun.

Reading

めいし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

この名詞は、の形容詞になりますか。

Can this noun be a no-adjective?

これは可算名詞ですか、不可算名詞ですか?

Is this a countable or uncountable noun?

このゲームでは固有名詞は使えませんよ。

You can’t use proper nouns in this game.

Kanji Composition