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JLPT N3 · Noun

名人 (meijin)

名人 (めいじん, meijin) is a Japanese noun meaning “master; expert”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
めいじん
Romaji
meijin
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. master; expert · noun
  2. Meijin (professional title) · noun
  3. Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta) · noun

Example sentences

彼女の夫は料理の名人なのだ。
Her husband is an excellent cook.
Tatoeba #94005

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 名人

名
name, noted, distinguishedメイ・ミョウ・な・-な · 6 strokes
人
personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 名人.

名前なまえname有名ゆうめいfamous片仮名かたかなkatakana平仮名ひらがなhiragana名なname署名しょめいsignature名刺めいしbusiness card名詞めいしnoun題名だいめいtitle姓名せいめい(full) name宛名あてなname and address (on an envelope, etc.)仮名かなkana氏名しめい(full) name地名ちめいplace name

Source: JMdict entry 1531680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.