Mei
芽依
A girl name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 芽依, combines bud + rely on.
- Hiragana
- めい
- Katakana
- メイ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Mei
- Morae
- 2 めい
- Gender
- Girl
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
芽依
- 芽bud, sprout
- 依rely on
芽衣
- 芽bud, sprout
- 衣garment, robe
明
- 明bright, clear
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Mei. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- めいちゃんmei-chan
- めーちゃんme-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.