名
name
- 夕evening
- 口mouth
- kun
- なna
- on
- メイmeiミョウmyō
mnemonic
In the EVENING (夕) dark you cannot see faces, so you open your MOUTH (口) and call out a NAME. "Mei" (メイ): may I have your name? Namae.
examples
- 名前なまえnamaename
- 有名ゆうめいyūmeifamous
- 名人めいじんmeijinmaster, expert