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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

名な

na

name

名前 is more common in everyday conversation. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 池田いけだが姓せいで和子わこが名なです。

    Ikeda is my last name, and Kazuko is my first name.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしはいつまでも彼かれの名なを覚おぼえている。

    I still bear his name in mind.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 僕ぼくの名なは弥太郎やたろうです。

    My name is Yatarou.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 名

  • 名name; notedOnメイ・ミョウKunな

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