Name

Name in Japanese

In Japanese

名前(なまえ)

namae

Definition

Definition in EnglishThe word a person is called by — a person's own name, as in "What's your name?" (not a word that names a thing).

Definition in Japaneseその人を呼ぶときに使う、その人自身の呼び名。

Example sentences

名前(なまえ)は？
What's your name?
私(わたし)の名前(なまえ)は…です。
My name is…
お名前(なまえ)を伺(うかが)ってもよろしいですか？
May I ask your name?

Learn it in a lesson

Introducing yourself in Japanese

name in other languages