名札(なふだ)

なふだ
noun
name tag, name plate
tool
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)を付(つ)ける。
To put on a name tag.
会議(かいぎ)の参加者(さんかしゃ)は名札(なふだ)を胸(むね)に付(つ)けた。
The conference participants wore name tags on their chests.
小学生(しょうがくせい)は名札(なふだ)に名前(なまえ)と学年(がくねん)を書(か)く。
Elementary school students write their name and grade on their name tag.

名札(なふだ) is a tag or badge displaying a person's name. Compound of 名(な) (name) + 札(ふだ) (tag, card).

Common collocations

Usage

Common in Japanese schools (especially elementary), hospitals, conferences, and workplaces. Japanese 小学生(しょうがくせい) typically wear 名札(なふだ) on their clothes or bags with their name and class.

Similar words

  • 名札(なふだ): name tag (worn on person or placed on desk)
  • 名刺(めいし): business card (exchanged at meetings)
  • 表札(ひょうさつ): nameplate (on a house or building entrance)
  • ネームプレート: name plate (loanword, often used in offices)

Related Words

Compare: 名刺(めいし) (business card)
Compare: 表札(ひょうさつ) (nameplate)
Compare: 荷札(にふだ) (luggage tag)
Related: 社員証(しゃいんしょう) (employee ID card)
Compare: 売札(うりふだ) (price tag)
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