Kanji
銘
N1
14 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1394
inscription, signature (of artisan)
On'yomi (音読み)
メイ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
銘柄
めいがら
brand; make
感銘
かんめい
deep impression; being deeply moved
銘記
めいき
keep in mind; take note of
銘文
めいぶん
inscription
銘品
めいひん
(fine) branded item; product of a distinguished brand
構成銘柄
こうせいめいがら
composite (e.g. index); constituent
銘版
めいはん
imprint (on the bottom edge of a sheet of stamps); manufacturer's name
記銘
きめい
memorization
銘旗
めいき
flag used at funerals showing the name and rank of the deceased
銘柄米
めいがらまい
brand-name rice
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
銘打つ
めいうつ
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself
銘々
めいめい
each; individual
感銘を受ける
かんめいをうける
to be deeply impressed; to be deeply moved
銘じる
めいじる
to stamp; to engrave
銘々伝
めいめいでん
biographies of each one (e.g. of the Forty-seven Rōnin)
感銘深い
かんめいぶかい
profoundly impressive; memorable
銘々膳
めいめいぜん
individual dining table
湯の盤銘
とうのばんめい
inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")
銘々盆
めいめいぼん
type of tray to serve sweets individually
銘する
めいする
to stamp; to engrave
Example sentences
すいませんが、その銘柄（めいがら）の煙草（タバコ）は売り切（うりき）れです。
I'm sorry, but that brand of cigarettes is out of stock.
１０００銘柄（めいがら）以上（いじょう）の株（かぶ）が取引所（とりひきじょ）に上場（じょうじょう）されている。
More than 1000 issues are listed on the stock exchange.
彼（かれ）の話し方（はなしかた）に私（わたし）達（たち）はみな感銘（かんめい）を受（う）けた。
His way of talking come home to us all.
彼（かれ）の講義（こうぎ）は深（ふか）い感銘（かんめい）を我々（われわれ）に与（あた）えた。
His lecture made a deep impression on us.