名簿
めいぼ · meibo · JLPT N1 · noun
name calling
📒 名 = name + 簿 = ledger book, so a ledger book of names
簿 (bo) means ledger or record book, as in 帳簿 (chōbo, account book). 名 (mei) means name. Put together, 名簿 is a book where names are recorded.
名 — evening 夕 + mouth 口
A compound ideograph: in the dark of evening (夕), one cannot recognize others by sight, so the mouth (口) calls out a name to identify oneself. The original sense of 'name' broadened to include reputation, fame, and a measure word for people.