銘柄 (meigara) means “brand” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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新しい銘柄を試してみました。atara shi i mei gara o tame shi te mi ma shi ta

I tried a new brand.

Refers to the distinguishing name that identifies a particular product or kind among similar goods.

ブランドburando: A name that identifies a maker's products or a particular line of goods.

商品や製品に付けられた、他と区別するための名称。shō hin ya sei hin ni tsu ke ra re ta ta to ku betsu su ru ta me no mei shō

銘柄 (meigara) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 銘 (mei, "inscribed name") and 柄 (gara, "kind or character"), meaning a named kind of product.

In Japanese, 銘柄 (meigara) often identifies a named kind of goods, such as a brand of rice or coffee, rather than only the company that makes it.