(けんめい)

けんめい
noun
subject line, title
1. subject line, title, heading
The subject line of an email or the title of a document or case. Most commonly encountered in email and business correspondence contexts.
メールの件名(けんめい)入力(にゅうりょく)してください。
Please enter the email subject line.
件名(けんめい)会議(かいぎ)日付(ひづけ)()れておいた。
I put the meeting date in the subject line.
件名(けんめい)空白(くうはく)のメールは迷惑(めいわく)メールと間違(まちが)われることがある。
Emails with a blank subject line are sometimes mistaken for spam.

Primarily used in the context of email, where it refers to the subject field. Also used in business and administrative contexts for the title or heading of a case or matter. In Japanese business culture, clear and concise subject lines are considered important for professional correspondence.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • メールの件名(けんめい) (email subject line)
  • 件名(けんめい)入力(にゅうりょく)する (enter the subject line)
  • 件名(けんめい)変更(へんこう)する (change the subject line)
  • 件名(けんめい)(らん) (subject field)