First name - Na

Japanese: 名 - な

〘Noun〙 [1] Something that is used to express an individual or a group of things in the corresponding language in order to distinguish them from others. Namae. ① The name of something in general. A way of calling it. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 3.339 "The name of sake is sacred (hijiri) and the words of the great saint in Nishihe are good." ② A name given to something specific. A proper noun. ※Tosa (around 935), January 7, Shohei 5th year, "This ike is called a place." ③ A name given especially to a person or group of people. ( a) A name for a family or lineage. A clan name as the name of a blood-related group, or a family name as a job title. Family name (shisei) . ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 20.4465 " What a pitiful and pure name. I vaguely think of it. I will not utter a lie to destroy the name of my ancestor. I am the Daifu no Tomo. ( B ) A title for an individual. A name. ※Kojiki (712) " My brother's name is Haheiro -ne. " (B) A name for a Buddha or the title of a sutra. ※Konjaku (around 1120) 7 "You have the good deed of hearing the name of Prajna." [B] A name that accompanies (B) or symbolizes an attribute of (B). ① Reputation, rumor. ※Makura (end 10th century) 62 "I would like to hear what name Natori-gawa will take." ② In particular, a good reputation. Fame. Also, honor. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 6: 978 "Even a warrior should be in vain, for he has not established a name to be passed down to all ages." ③ The name alone precedes the substance. A name that is merely a reputation. A name that does not express any substance. A false name. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 15:3718 "Ieshima is in Na, and there is no younger sister for whom I long to come across the ocean." ④ The status that must be protected along with the name. A title. "Claim the name" [3] (Contrast the form with its actual content) A superficial reason or appearance. Title. (A) A superficial honor or appearance. ※The Devil in the Flesh (1946) by Tamura Taijiro "At a time like this, I think it is better to choose substance over name." (B) A formal name that is put forward publicly. "I made a donation in the name of the president." *Nori Sodoki (1952-53) by Sugiura Akihei, 4: "I invited the Fukue branch of the Japan Agricultural Cooperative Association and obtained permission in the name of the Japan Agricultural Cooperative Association." (Ha) A reason given for doing something. A pretext. *Ukiyo-zoshi, Keisei Kintanki (1711), 6: "When everyone was told to go see the plays by themselves, they were given the honor of being the only ones to do it." *Fukuo Jiden (1899) by Fukuzawa Yukichi, Half of My Life in My Old Age "I was drinking under the pretext of being a guest." [4] (Used with the particle "no") Something highly prestigious. Famous. A representative. *Ukiyo-zoshi, Wankyu Issei (1685), 1: "I drank water so that I could go see the cherry blossoms that my husband planted long ago before they fell." [5] Characters. An old word that was used in its original meaning as the name of the thing. Mana (real name) , kana (kana) , etc. ※Shoki (720), May 1st year of the Emperor Bidatsu ( Maeda Honin) "The front is written on the feather of a crow . The character is written as it is on the black feather, and no one knows it yet." [6] Abbreviation of "nagori no ori " (remaining ori). ※Letter to Nami-ka - May 13th, 7th year of the Genroku era (1694) "From the back of the first ori to the front of the name, I serve here" [Additional note] In ancient times, the belief in the power of words seems to have strongly influenced the perception and awareness that names are things and words are substance.

Myo -myau [noun]

〘Noun〙① Buddhist term. Refers to the mind's action on matter ( color ). [Abbotsha-4]② The name of something. Na. Name. ※Eihei Dogen Zenji's Seiki (mid-13th century) "Going to eat rice porridge method" "Dharma is bodhi, food is also bodhi, names and meanings etc, therefore _words etc."③ Fame, fame. ※Taiki Bekki - December 11, 1147, 3rd year of Kyuan (1147) "Hazm of writings Naganori Ason (fourth rank) had a _very erudite _name ."④ An abbreviation of "myoden (famous field)." Used with a proper noun such as a person's name, it is called something or other. ※Hyakukanhon Todaiji Documents - 47, 859, December 25th, Omi Province, Yochi Manor Land Inspection Record: "Now, I will _immediately investigate _{and give} you _{the land} tax. However, there are _many names of the successors of _the family that have not yet been given." ⑤ Abbreviation of "myodai (name representative)". ※Toraakirahon Kyogen, Chikushioku (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "I was also stabbed by the myau of my residence."

Mei [name]

[1] [noun] ① A name given to a person or thing to distinguish it from others. Nominal. Name (na) . [Guanzi - Xinshu, Vol. 1] ② = meika (famous family) ④ ※Li Ling (1943) (Nakajima Atsushi) 2 "He was well versed in the Confucian teachings and the theories of the famous schools." [2] [suffix] Used to count people. ※Ukigumo (1887-89) (Futabatei Shimei) 1 "Although there are more than 40 staff members, that seems like a lot." [Zhuangzi - Zeyang] [3] [phonoem] (appended to nouns) Adds meanings such as good, excellent, and well-established. For example, "a famous player" or "a great performance." ※ From the story, Tohi Dango (1773), Parrot: "A famous soba noodle shop has opened in the neighborhood. <Omitted> I'd like to order some of that famous soba and bring it to you."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙[一] 個、または集合としての事柄や物を、他から区別するために、対応する言語でいい表わしたもの。なまえ。① 一般に物事の名称。呼び方。※万葉（８Ｃ後）三・三三九「酒の名を聖(ひじり)とおほせしいにしへの大き聖の言(こと)のよろしさ」② 固有のものとしてつけられた呼称。固有名詞。※土左（935頃）承平五年一月七日「このいけといふは、ところのななり」③ 特に、人やその集団につけられた名称。(イ) 家や家系としての呼称。血縁集団名としての氏(うじ)や職名としての姓(かばね)など。氏姓(しせい)。※万葉（８Ｃ後）二〇・四四六五「惜(あたら)しき清きその名(な)そおぼろかに心思ひて虚言(むなこと)も祖の名絶つな大伴の氏と名に負へる大夫の伴」(ロ) 一個人の呼称。名前。※古事記（712）中「兄(いろね)の名(な)は蠅伊呂泥(はへいろね)」(ハ) 仏などの名号、または、経典の題目。※今昔（1120頃か）七「汝、般若の名を聞き奉れる善有り」[二] (一)に伴う事柄、または、その属性を象徴するものとしての名称。① 評判、うわさ。※枕（１０Ｃ終）六二「名取川、いかなる名を取りたるならんと聞かまほし」② 特に、よい評判をいう。名声。また、名誉。※万葉（８Ｃ後）六・九七八「士(をのこ)やも空しくあるべき万代に語り続ぐべき名は立てずして」③ 名称だけが実体から離れて先行すること。評判だけの名称。実体を表わしていない名前。虚名。※万葉（８Ｃ後）一五・三七一八「家島は奈(ナ)にこそありけれ海原を吾(あ)が恋ひ来つる妹もあらなくに」④ 名前に伴って守るべき分際。名分。「名をただす」[三] (形式とその実際の内容とを対比して) 表面的な理由や体裁。名目。(イ) 表面上の名誉や体裁。※肉体の悪魔（1946）〈田村泰次郎〉「こんなときは名よりも実をとった方がいいと思ふな」(ロ) 表向きに出す形式上の名義。「社長の名で寄付をする」※ノリソダ騒動記（1952‐53）〈杉浦明平〉四「福江の日農支部を勧誘して、日農の名で許可をとった」(ハ) 何かするためにつける理由。口実。※浮世草子・傾城禁短気（1711）六「汝等ばかり芝居見物に行けと、皆の衆へと名がついたら」※福翁自伝（1899）〈福沢諭吉〉老余の半生「客来を名にして飲んで居たのを」[四] (助詞「の」を伴って用いる) 名声の高いこと。有名。名代。※浮世草子・椀久一世（1685）上「誠に昔男の植へ置きし名の桜散らぬうちに見に行かぬかと、さそふ水」[五] 文字。古く、その物に対する名称の意から転用したもの。真名(まな)、仮名(かりな・かな)など。※書紀（720）敏達元年五月（前田本訓）「表䟽(ふみ)烏(からす)の羽(は)に書(か)けり。字(ナ)、羽の黒き随(まま)に、既に識る者(ひと)無し」[六] 「なごり（名残）の折」の略。※浪化宛去来書簡‐元祿七年（1694）五月一三日「初折の裏より名の表へむけて此元にて仕」[補注]上代にあっては、言霊信仰によって、名すなわち物、ことばすなわち実体というとらえ方や意識が強く残っていたと思われる。

みょうミャウ【名】

〘名〙① 仏語。物質（色(しき)）に対する心のはたらきをいう。〔倶舎論‐四〕② もののなまえ。な。名称。※永平道元禅師清規（１３Ｃ中）赴粥飯法「法若菩提、食亦菩提、名等義等、故_レ言等」③ 名聞、名声。※台記別記‐久安三年（1147）一二月一一日「文章博士永範朝臣〈四位〉頗有_二博学之名_一」④ 「みょうでん（名田）」の略。人名などの固有名詞を冠し、何々名と呼ぶ。※百巻本東大寺文書‐四七・貞観元年（859）一二月二五日・近江国依智荘検田帳「今即勘取、令_レ進_二地子_一、而前々付_二家継之名_一、未進巨多」⑤ 「みょうだい（名代）」の略。※虎明本狂言・筑紫奥（室町末‐近世初）「わたくしも、在所のみゃうにさされてまいった程に」

めい【名】

[1] 〘名〙① 人や物につけて、他と区別するための名前。名目。名(な)。〔管子‐心術・上〕② ＝めいか（名家）④※李陵（1943）〈中島敦〉二「博く儒士法、名諸家の説にも通じてゐたが」[2] 〘接尾〙人数を数えるのに用いる。※浮雲（1887‐89）〈二葉亭四迷〉一「局員四十有余名と言やア大層のやうだけれども」〔荘子‐則陽〕[3] 〘語素〙 (名詞の上について) 良い、すばらしい、定評のある、などの意を添える。「名選手」「名演技」など。※咄本・都鄙談語（1773）鸚鵡「近所に名(メイ)蕎麦が出来た。〈略〉その名代蕎麦を取寄せて、あなたへ上い」

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