meishi

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noun

A Japanese business card.

“Typically, a meishi features the company name at the top in the largest print, followed by the job title and then the name of the individual.”

OriginJapanese 名刺 →
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Meanings

nounmeishi (plural meishis or meishi)

plural meishis

  1. A Japanese business card.

    Typically, a meishi features the company name at the top in the largest print, followed by the job title and then the name of the individual.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
at-home cardcalling cardvisiting card

Origin

  1. Japanese名刺
  2. Japanese名刺
  3. Englishmeishi

Borrowed from Japanese 名刺.

More words from Japanese

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Emishi
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APA

meishi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meishi

MLA

“meishi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meishi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meishi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meishi.

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