JLPT N5 · Useful words

名刺

めいし

business card

Stroke order of 名刺

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

名 · 6 strokes刺 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

名 is a name spoken at dusk and 刺 is a thorn 刂 pricking: a card stuck with your name.

Parts: 名 name + 刺 pierce; card

Example sentence

名刺をどうぞ。

めいしをどうぞ。

Here is my business card.

Words with 名

名前name 片仮名katakana 平仮名hiragana 有名famous 署名signature 名所famous spot 題名title

More words: Useful words

気持ちfeeling 気spirit; mind 他other 事thing; matter 中国China 西洋the West 東洋the East; Asia 人口population 半日half a day 一日中all day 今日中by the end of today 大勢many people; crowd

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