Word Meaning 名ばかり

なばかり nabakari

名ばかり is read as なばかり (nabakari) and means in name only.

Meaning

English

  1. in name only
  2. titular
  3. nominal

Reading

Kana

なばかり

Romaji

nabakari

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 21221 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

名乗り

なのり

Japanese kanji reading used in names

名月

めいげつ

harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)

名前

なまえ

name

名人

めいじん

The Master of Go (1951 novel by Yasunari Kawabata)

title

名高い

なだかい

famous

名山

めいざん

famous mountain

名木

めいぼく

old tree of historical interest

名目

めいもく

(under the) pretext (of)

名所

などころ

famous place

名詞

めいし

noun

名字

みょうじ

surname

Example Sentences

1

He is the president in name only.