name

On-Yomi: メイ、ミョウ — Kun-Yomi: な、-な

Koohii stories:

1) [Christine_Tham] 24-7-2007(165): In the evening, when it becomes dark, open your mouth to say your name so that people can recognise you.

2) [panikbuton] 20-1-2008(81): In the evening, her sweet mouth whispered my name.

3) [mspertus] 2-6-2006(34): Because it's dark in the evening, you need to open your mouth and speak your name to identify yourself. (This is a traditional mnemonic for this kanji).

4) [vinniram] 24-5-2009(19): In African tradition, the father sneaks up to the baby in the EVENING, and whispers using his MOUTH the NAME which the baby will carry for his entire life.

5) [jay168] 27-9-2009(9): My real name is eveningmouth, but you can call me Bob :).