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.

USAGE:
Used for the official names of organizations, places, products, and laws — not for personal names. More formal than 名前(なまえ), which can refer to any kind of name including 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 a name
  • 商品(しょうひん)名称(めいしょう): product name
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