Person's name - jinmei

Japanese: 人名 - じんめい
Person's name - jinmei
An individual's given name. In Japan, a person's name is made up of a family name (surname) and a given name (personal name), so it is also called a surname. There are various types of names, such as childhood names given at birth, real names given at coming-of-age ceremonies, nicknames given because the real name is taboo, nicknames given based on characteristics or other factors, as well as nicknames and posthumous names. In Japan today, the kanji used in names are generally chosen from kanji used in common use and kanji used for names. In the West, family names are surnames, and Christian names (first names) are given names.

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Japanese:
個人の名のこと。日本では姓(苗字)と名(個人名)で人名とするため姓名ともいう。名には,生まれた時に付けられる幼名,元服の際にもらう本名,本名が忌名(いみな)であるために用いる通称,特徴その他から付する綽名(しゃくめい)(あだ名)などのほか字(あざな),諡(おくりな)など各種あった。なお,現在日本の人名に用いる漢字は,常用漢字と人名用漢字の中から選ぶのが原則となっている。欧米のファミリー・ネームは姓,クリスチャン・ネーム(ファースト・ネーム)は名に当たる。

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