記名
きめい · kimei · JLPT N1 · noun
signature
✍️ 記 = record + 名 = name: write your name down to register or sign
Kimei is the name you write on a record, like a signature on a form. Say it as 'key-may', a key that may open the register.
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.