指名(しめい)

しめい
noun, suru verb
nomination, designation, appointment
1. nomination, designation, appointment by name
The act of selecting or calling on a specific person by name for a role, task, or action.
先生(せんせい)に指名(しめい)された。
I was called on by the teacher.
監督(かんとく)が次(つぎ)のキャプテンを指名(しめい)した。
The coach designated the next captain.
指名(しめい)手配(てはい)されていた容疑者(ようぎしゃ)がようやく逮捕(たいほ)された。
The suspect who had been placed on the wanted list was finally arrested.

USAGE:
Used when someone is specifically selected by name, whether in a classroom, at work, or in official contexts. In baseball, 指名(しめい)打者(だしゃ) means "designated hitter." In law enforcement, 指名(しめい)手配(てはい) means to put someone on a wanted list.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 指名(しめい)する: to nominate, to designate
  • 指名(しめい)される: to be called on, to be nominated
  • 指名(しめい)手配(てはい): wanted (by police)
  • 指名(しめい)打者(だしゃ): designated hitter (baseball)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 任命(にんめい): appointment (to an official position, more formal)
  • 氏名(しめい): full name (same reading, different meaning and kanji)
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