Japanese

めい
Meaning: persons; members; name
Part of Speech: Noun, Counter, Suffix

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Handwriting

名

Example sentences

There are ten participants in total for this trip.
今回の事故で、十名の死者が確認された。
Ten deaths were confirmed in this accident.
計五名の参加者が集まりました。
A total of five participants gathered.
会社は今年、五十名の新入社員を採ることに決めた。
The company decided to hire fifty new employees this year.
お連れ様は何名様ですか?
How many people are in your party?
彼は戦国時代に名軍師としてその名を馳せた。
He made a name for himself as a famous strategist during the Sengoku period.
子供と大人を合わせて、全部で50名でした。
Counting both children and adults, there were 50 people in total.
名代官の転任を惜しんだ民衆が、侯覇臥轍の故事にならって彼の馬車を引き止めた。
The people, who lamented the transfer of the great local official, blocked his carriage following the ancient tale of Hou Ba.

Usage Notes

A polite counter for people, often used in formal contexts or when referring to a specific group's size.

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