銘 inscription

Meaning	inscription; signature (of artisan)
On	メイ
Strokes	14
First met	N3 lesson 168, in 感銘

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
感銘	かんめい	deep impression	N3
銘柄	めいがら	bond issue, stock ticker	N1
国債銘柄	こくさいめいがら	government bond issues	N1
銘柄別	めいがらべつ	classification by issue	N1
特定銘柄	とくていめいがら	specific collateral issue	N1
保有銘柄	ほゆうめいがら	held asset issues	N1
銘匠	めいしょう	master artisan, renowned craftsman	N1
銘品	めいひん	renowned heirloom agricultural product	N1
銘記	めいき	engraving firmly in memory	N1
銘菓	めいか	renowned traditional confection	N1
銘匠たちの誇り	めいしょうたちのほこり	collective pride of master craftsmen	N1
銘刀授与	めいとうじゅよ	formal bestowal of a mastercrafted blade	N1
新たな銘匠	あらたなめいしょう	birth of a recognized master craftsman	N1

Examples

うむ。京(きょう)料理(りょうり)の伝統(でんとう)を背負(せお)う銘匠(めいしょう)たるもの、包丁(ほうちょう)一(いっ)本(ぽん)の扱(あつか)いにも自(みずか)らの生(い)き様(さま)と妥協(だきょう)なき矜持(きょうじ)を宿(やど)さねばならん。単(たん)に食材(しょくざい)を切(き)り分(わ)ける技術(ぎじゅつ)にとどまらず、素材(そざい)の命(いのち)を昇華(しょうか)させるための精神(せいしん)的(てき)な研鑽(けんさん)が不可欠(ふかけつ)なのだ。

Good. A master craftsman who carries the tradition of Kyoto cuisine must put his way of life and uncompromising pride even into how he handles a single knife. It is not only the skill of cutting ingredients: a spiritual discipline is essential, to raise the ingredients' life to something higher. (N1 lesson 151)