Thursday 2 February 2012

Name

Reading: MEI, MYOU, na

Strokes: 6

Etymology: Mouth/say + evening.  In the dim light of evening it is usually necessary to identify yourself verbally.

Mnemonic: USE MOUTH TO CALL NAME AT NIGHT


Combinations:

有名 (yuumei) famous
名人 (meijin) expert
名前 (namae) name

(Based upon Henshall, 1998)

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