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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 指名

    指名

    指し名めい

    naming

    KMT2News #3+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab15 strokes

    しめい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    naming, nominating, designating
    2.
    calling on, asking for, requesting

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    先せん生せいが私わたしを指し名めいしました。

    The teacher called on me.

    KMT2Work & CareerEducation
    次つぎのプロジェクトリーダーに彼かれが指し名めいされました。

    He was nominated as the next project leader.

    KMT3Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    会かい議ぎで発はつ言げん者しゃを指し名めいする際さいは、事じ前ぜんに確かく認にんが必ひつ要ようです。

    When designating a speaker in a meeting, prior confirmation is necessary.

    KMT3Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    授じゅ業ぎょう中ちゅう、先せん生せいは生せい徒とを指し名めいして質しつ問もんに答こたえさせました。

    During class, the teacher called on students to answer questions.

    KMT3EducationDaily Life
    彼かれは、その重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたすために、満まん場じょう一いっ致ちで指し名めいされました。

    He was unanimously nominated to fulfill that important role.

    KMT4Work & CareerPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    指
    ゆび・さ.す・-さ.し…(5)
    finger・point to・indicate・put into・play (chess)…(1)
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
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