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alias, another name, alternate name
A different name by which someone or something is also known. Used for alternate names of places, animals, plants, people, and other things.
この花の別名は何ですか。
What is the other name for this flower?
富士山は別名「不死の山」とも呼ばれる。
Mount Fuji is also called by the alternate name 'the immortal mountain.'
その作家は別名で活動していたことが後になって分かった。
It was later discovered that the writer had been working under an alias.
An alternative name or alias for something. Composed of 別 (separate, other) + 名 (name).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 別名で知られる: to be known by another name
- 別名を持つ: to have an alternate name
- 別名「〜」: also known as "~"
USAGE:
Often used in encyclopedic or explanatory contexts. The pattern 別名〜 functions adverbially, like "also known as" or "a.k.a."
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 通称: common name, popular name (used by people in general)
- 異名: another name, epithet (more literary)
- 愛称: nickname, pet name (affectionate)
- 芸名: stage name