人名用漢字

人名用漢字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人	名	用	漢	字
じん Grade: 1	めい Grade: 1	よう Grade: 2	かん Grade: 3	じ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From 人 (じん)名 (めい) (jinmei, “name of a person”) + 用 (よう) (-yō, “for its use”) + 漢 (かん)字 (じ) (kanji, “kanji”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) じんめーよーか​んじ [jìńmééyóó káꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [7])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩmːe̞ːjo̞ː kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

人名用漢字 (hiragana じんめいようかんじ, rōmaji jinmei-yō kanji)

1. kanji approved for use in names registered in the 戸籍 (こせき) (koseki, “family register”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN