Japanese symbol for “undersigned”

下名

かめい

Romaji: kamei

undermentioned; undersigned

In Japanese, undersigned is 下名, read かめい (kamei).

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Meanings

n undermentioned; undersigned

Kanji and stroke order

下

below, down, descend

on: カ、ゲ
kun: した、しも、もと、さ.げる

3 strokes · JLPT 4

名

name, noted, distinguished

on: メイ、ミョウ
kun: な、-な

6 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
以下	いか ika	not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under
地下	ちか chika	underground; below the ground
低下	ていか teika	fall; decline; lowering
上下	じょうげ jouge	top and bottom; high and low; above and below
地下鉄	ちかてつ chikatetsu	subway; metro; underground (railway)
部下	ぶか buka	subordinate person
名前	なまえ namae	name
有名	ゆうめい yuumei	famous; well-known

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.