別名(べつめい)

べつめい
noun
alias, another name
language
1. 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(はな)の別名(べつめい)は何(なん)ですか。
What is the other name for this flower?
富士山(ふじさん)は別名(べつめい)「不死(ふし)の山(やま)」とも呼(よ)ばれる。
Mount Fuji is also called by the alternate name 'the immortal mountain.'
その作家(さっか)は別名(べつめい)で活動(かつどう)していたことが後(あと)になって分(わ)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(べつ) (separate, other) + 名(めい) (name).

Common collocations

  • 別名(べつめい)で知(し)られる: to be known by another name
  • 別名(べつめい)を持(も)つ: to have an alternate name
  • 別名(べつめい)「〜」: also known as "~"

Usage

Often used in encyclopedic or explanatory contexts. The pattern 別名(べつめい)〜 functions adverbially, like "also known as" or "a.k.a."

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 通称(つうしょう) (common name, popular name)
Compare: 異名(いみょう) (another name, epithet)
Compare: 愛称(あいしょう) (nickname, pet name)
Compare: 芸名(げいめい) (stage name)
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Added 2026.2.18 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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