題 名(だいめい)

だいめい

noun

title (of a work)

1. title (of a book, movie, etc.)

The name given to a book, movie, article, song, or other creative work.

この本(ほん)の題名(だいめい)は何(なん)ですか。

What is the title of this book?

題名(だいめい)を見(み)て内容(ないよう)を想像(そうぞう)した。

I imagined the content based on the title.

映画(えいが)の題名(だいめい)が思(おも)い出(だ)せない。

I can't remember the title of the movie.

題名(だいめい)をつけるのが一番(いちばん)難(むずか)しい。

Giving it a title is the hardest part.

題名(だいめい)だけで興味(きょうみ)を引(ひ)くような本(ほん)を書(か)きたい。

I want to write a book that draws interest just from its title.

SIMILAR WORDS:

題名(だいめい): Title of a creative work (book, movie, song)
タイトル: Title (loanword, widely used)
題(だい): Title, topic, subject (broader meaning)
件名(けんめい): Subject line (email)
表題(ひょうだい): Title, heading (more formal)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

題名(だいめい)をつける (to give a title)
題名(だいめい)を考(かんが)える (to think of a title)
題名(だいめい)のない作品(さくひん) (untitled work)

Related Words

Related: 題(だい) (title, topic)

Synonym: タイトル (title (loanword))

Contrast: 話題(わだい)

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Added 2026.1.12 23:41 · Revised 2026.5.28 3:11

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