Last Updated
：2026/01/08
名
Hiragana
めい
Counter
Japanese Meaning
人を数えるときに用いる助数詞。「一名、二名、三名…」のように用い、やや改まった・形式的な場面で使われることが多い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひとをかぞえるときにつかうことば。ていねいな言い方。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
计人数的量词（日语） / 人、位（用于计数）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
計算人數的量詞 / 用於人的量詞
Korean Meaning
사람을 세는 단위 / 사람 수를 나타내는 말
Indonesian
satuan hitung untuk orang / penanda jumlah orang (lebih formal)
Vietnamese Meaning
Lượng từ đếm người (trang trọng). / Dùng khi ghi số người trong danh sách, báo cáo. / Tương đương “người” khi đếm.
Tagalog Meaning
pambilang para sa tao / pantukoy sa dami ng tao / ginagamit sa pagbibilang ng tao
Sense（1）
counter word for people, persons
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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名
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My family consists of five people.
See correct answer
私の家族は5名です。
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