長銘

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
長	銘
なが Grade: 2	めい Grade: S
yutōyomi

Compound of 長 (naga, “long”) +‎ 銘 (mei, “inscription”).

Pronunciation

Yutōyomi
- (Tokyo) ながめー [nàgáméé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [na̠ɡa̠me̞ː]

Noun

長銘 (hiragana ながめい, rōmaji nagamei)

(swords) an inscription that includes some personal details about the swordsmith

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
長	銘
ちょう Grade: 2	めい Grade: S
on’yomi

Compound of 長 (chō, “long”) +‎ 銘 (mei, “inscription”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ちょーめー [chòóméé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːme̞ː]

Noun

長銘 (hiragana ちょうめい, rōmaji chōmei, historical hiragana ちやうめい)

(swords) an inscription that includes some personal details about the swordsmith

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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