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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.
名札を付ける。
To put on a name tag.
会議の参加者は名札を胸に付けた。
The conference participants wore name tags on their chests.
小学生は名札に名前と学年を書く。
Elementary school students write their name and grade on their name tag.
名札 is a tag or badge displaying a person's name. Compound of 名 (name) + 札 (tag, card).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 名札を付ける/着ける: to put on a name tag
- 名札を外す: to take off a name tag
- 名札に名前を書く: to write one's name on a tag
USAGE:
Common in Japanese schools (especially elementary), hospitals, conferences, and workplaces. Japanese 小学生 typically wear 名札 on their clothes or bags with their name and class.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 名札: name tag (worn on person or placed on desk)
- 名刺: business card (exchanged at meetings)
- 表札: nameplate (on a house or building entrance)
- ネームプレート: name plate (loanword, often used in offices)