Japanese symbol for “nominal”
名目
めいもく
Romaji: meimoku
name; title; appellation; (something) nominal
In Japanese, nominal is 名目, read めいもく (meimoku).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n name; title; appellation; (something) nominal
- adj-no, n (under the) pretext (of); pretense
Written forms: 名目. Readings: めいもく、みょうもく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nominal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名ばかり | なばかり nabakari | in name only; titular; nominal |
| 公称 | こうしょう koushou | nominal; official; declared |
| 名目上 | めいもくじょう meimokujou | nominal; in name (only) |
| 名目的 | めいもくてき meimokuteki | nominal; in name only; only by terminology |
| 名義上 | めいぎじょう meigijou | nominal; in name only; titular |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名前 | なまえ namae | name |
| 有名 | ゆうめい yuumei | famous; well-known |
| 名誉 | めいよ meiyo | honor; honour; credit |
| 名称 | めいしょう meishou | name; title |
| 署名 | しょめい shomei | signature; autograph |
| 本名 | ほんみょう honmyou | real name |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nominal”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.