Japanese

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
• (Tokyo) ながめい [nàgáméé] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɡ̃a̠me̞ː]

Noun

長銘 ‎(hiragana ながめい, romaji nagamei)

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ちょうめい [chòóméé] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːme̞ː]

Noun

長銘 ‎(hiragana ちょうめい, romaji chōmei, historical hiragana ちやうめい)

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

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9