名義

• 読み: めいぎ
• ローマ字: meigi
• 漢字の分解: 名 (mei) — name; 義 (gi) — meaning, title, rightful position
• 発音: /meːgi/

意味

Name under which something is registered or held; nominal title; official ownership designation.

Used in legal, financial, and administrative contexts to indicate the person or entity in whose name something is officially registered. Common phrases include 名義変更 (change of registered name) and 名義貸し (lending one's name for another's use — often illegal). Appears frequently in property registration, banking, and corporate ownership discussions.

例文

1. その土地は父の名義で登記されている。
2. 名義貸しは法律で厳しく禁じられている。
3. 口座の名義変更には本人確認書類が必要だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, finance, property, banking

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 名 (name) and 義 (meaning, title, rightful position). The character 義 here conveys the sense of the officially recognised and rightful designation associated with a name, rather than mere appearance.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Business/Legal