Mei: Japanese name written in kanji
Reading めい, in katakana メイ.
How it is read
The reading is めい. In katakana it is メイ, and in Hepburn romaji it is mei.
めい メイ mei
Ways to write it in kanji
A Japanese name has one sound and can have many spellings. The reading めい can be written with different kanji, and each kanji has its own meaning.
These are the first 12 forms that JMnedict marks as male, female or given name, in the order of our data file. The order is not a popularity ranking, because JMnedict has no frequency data for these readings. JMnedict lists 79 written forms for this reading in total.
| Form | Kanji and meanings | Type | Also a surname |
|---|---|---|---|
| 明 | 明 bright, light | female | No |
| 命 | 命 fate, command, decree, destiny | female | No |
| 盟 | 盟 alliance, oath | female | No |
| 鳴 | 鳴 chirp, cry, bark, sound | female | No |
| 冥 | 冥 dark | female | No |
| 茗 | 茗 tea | female | No |
| 明意 | 明 bright, light 意 idea, mind, heart, taste | female | No |
| 愛生 | 愛 love, affection, favourite 生 life, genuine, birth | female | No |
| 愛依 | 愛 love, affection, favourite 依 reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore | female | No |
| 明依 | 明 bright, light 依 reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore | female | No |
| 愛射 | 愛 love, affection, favourite 射 shoot, shine into, onto, archery | female | No |
| 愛李 | 愛 love, affection, favourite 李 plum | female | No |
Meanings come from KANJIDIC2. A kanji with its own page is linked.
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