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.

Related Words

Compare: 名前(なまえ) (name (general, including personal names)

Compare: 呼称(こしょう) (appellation, how something is called)

Compare: 総称(そうしょう) (general term, generic name)

Compare: 命名法(めいめいほう) (naming convention)

Compare: 呼名(こめい) (roll call)

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Added 2026.2.19 22:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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