English–Japanese

“title” in Japanese

Japanese

Also見出し (midashi) · タイトル (taitoru) · 肩書き (katagaki)

Pronunciation

Romajidaimei

Example

この本の題名を教えてください。ko no hon no dai mei o oshi e te ku da sa i

Please tell me the title of this book.

Illustration for 題名 (title)

How to say “title” in Japanese

“Title” in Japanese is 題名 (daimei).

A 題名 (daimei) gives a book, work, or written passage a name that identifies its subject.

Full entry for 題名: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 題名

その作品には、印象的な題名が付いています。so no saku hin ni wa in shō teki na dai mei ga tsu i te i ma su

That work has an impressive title.

Tips for using 題名

  • English uses title for both a work's name and a person's formal designation, but 題名 (daimei) concerns the name of a work or text.

Other Japanese words for “title”

この記事の見出しは内容をよく表しています。ko no ki ji no mi da shi wa nai yō o yo ku arawa shi te i ma su

The title of this article reflects its content well.

映画のタイトルを知っています。ei ga no ta i to ru o shi tte i ma su

I know the title of the movie.

会社で肩書きが変わりました。kai sha de kata ga ki ga ka wa ri ma shi ta

My title at the company changed.

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