指名

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Chinese

 
finger; to point; to direct
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
 
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (指名) 指 名
simp. #(指名) 指 名

Pronunciation

Verb

指名

  1. to mention by name; to name; to nominate; to designate

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指 名
し
Grade: 3 		めい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

指(し)名(めい) • (shimei) 

  1. nomination, designation, choosing a person

Verb

指(し)名(めい)する • (shimei suru) suru (stem 指(し)名(めい)し (shimei shi), past 指(し)名(めい)した (shimei shita))

  1. nominate, designate, choose a person
    メイドさんを指名(しめい)する
    meido-san o shimei suru
    to choose a maid (to be one's server at a maid café)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "指名する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 指名し しめいし shimei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 指名し しめいし shimei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 指名する しめいする shimei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 指名する しめいする shimei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 指名すれ しめいすれ shimei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 指名せよ¹
指名しろ² 		しめいせよ¹
しめいしろ² 		shimei seyo¹
shimei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 指名される しめいされる shimei sareru
Causative 指名させる
指名さす 		しめいさせる
しめいさす 		shimei saseru
shimei sasu
Potential 指名できる しめいできる shimei dekiru
Volitional 指名しよう しめいしよう shimei shiyō
Negative 指名しない しめいしない shimei shinai
Negative continuative 指名せず しめいせず shimei sezu
Formal 指名します しめいします shimei shimasu
Perfective 指名した しめいした shimei shita
Conjunctive 指名して しめいして shimei shite
Hypothetical conditional 指名すれば しめいすれば shimei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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