名義 めいぎ name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.) #2,918 Meanings noun name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; published name moral duty justification; pretext Its kanji 名 メイ、ミョウ · な、-な name, noted, distinguished, reputation 義 ギ righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning