名称(めいしょう)

めいしょう
noun
name, title, designation
1. name, title, designation
The official or formal name of an organization, product, place, or concept. More formal than 名前(なまえ) and typically refers to the established name of something rather than a person's name.
正式(せいしき)名称(めいしょう)は何(なん)ですか。
What is the official name?
駅(えき)の名称(めいしょう)が変更(へんこう)された。
The station's name was changed.
この法律(ほうりつ)の正式(せいしき)名称(めいしょう)は長(なが)すぎて覚(おぼ)えにくい。
The formal name of this law is too long to remember easily.

名称(めいしょう) is the formal word for the official name or designation of an organization, place, product, or law. It is not used for personal names.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 正式(せいしき)名称(めいしょう): official/formal name
  • 名称(めいしょう)変更(へんこう): name change
  • 名称(めいしょう)を定(さだ)める: to establish/set a name
  • 商品(しょうひん)名称(めいしょう): product name
  • 略称(りゃくしょう): abbreviated name (related term)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 名前(なまえ): name (general, including personal names; everyday register)
  • 名称(めいしょう): official name/designation (formal; not for people)
  • 名(な): name (literary or formal; broader than 名前(なまえ))
  • 呼称(こしょう): appellation, how something is called

REGISTER:
Formal. Used in official documents, legal texts, news reports, and business contexts.

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Added 2026.2.19 22:32 · Revised 2026.4.8 19:57
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