How do you read 名目?

名目 is read みょうもく (meimoku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 名目?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 名目 in romaji?

名目 is written meimoku in romaji.

What kanji are in 名目?

名 (Name, Noted); 目 (Eye, Class).

名目みょうもく

みょうもく · meimoku

noun

Name, title, appellation, (something) nominal

(under the) pretext (of), pretense

Other ways to say “name” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

名Name, Noted, Distinguished 音めい・みょう訓な・-な JLPT N5 · 6 strokes 目Eye, Class, Look 音もく・ぼく訓め・-め JLPT N4 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

名なname, reputation 記名きめいsignature, register 著名ちょめいwell-known, noted, celebrated 仮名かなkana 名前なまえname 地名ちめいplace name 目めeye(s)一目いちもくa glance, a look, a glimpse

Questions

What does 名目 mean?

Name, title, appellation, (something) nominal. It can also mean: (under the) pretext (of), pretense.

How do you pronounce 名目?

みょうもく (meimoku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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