(なふだ)

なふだ
noun
name tag, name plate
1. name tag, name plate, name badge
A tag or badge displaying a person's name, worn on clothing or placed on a desk or door. Used in schools, workplaces, conferences, and hospitals.
名札(なふだ)()ける。
To put on a name tag.
会議(かいぎ)参加者(さんかしゃ)名札(なふだ)(むね)()けた。
The conference participants wore name tags on their chests.
小学生(しょうがくせい)名札(なふだ)名前(なまえ)学年(がくねん)()く。
Elementary school students write their name and grade on their name tag.

名札(なふだ) is a compound of () (name) + (ふだ) (tag, card).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 名札(なふだ)()ける: to put on a name tag
  • 名札(なふだ)(はず)す: to take off a name tag
  • 名札(なふだ)()く: to write on a name tag

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 名刺(めいし): business card
  • 表札(ひょうさつ): nameplate (on a house or building)