長銘

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
長	銘
なが Grade: 2	めい Grade: S
yutōyomi

Compound of 長 (naga, “long”) +‎ 銘 (mei, “inscription”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ながめー [nàgáméé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [na̠ɡa̠me̞ː]

Noun

長(なが)銘(めい) • (nagamei)

(swords) an inscription that includes some personal details about the swordsmith

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
長	銘
ちょう Grade: 2	めい Grade: S
on'yomi

Compound of 長 (chō, “long”) +‎ 銘 (mei, “inscription”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょーめー [chòóméé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːme̞ː]

Noun

長(ちょう)銘(めい) • (chōmei) ^{←ちやうめい (tyaumei)^?}

(swords) an inscription that includes some personal details about the swordsmith

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN