名誉

See also: 名譽

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 名譽 (“fame; reputation; honorable; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 名譽).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: 1

Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
名譽 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(めい)() • (meiyo) -na (adnominal (めい)() (meiyo na), adverbial (めい)() (meiyo ni))

  1. famous
  2. honorable
  3. honorary

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

(めい)() • (meiyo) 

  1. fame
  2. honor, prestige
  3. being honorable

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 名誉教授(めいよきょうじゅ) (meiyo kyōju, professor emeritus)
  • 名誉市民(めいよしみん) (meiyo shimin, honorary citizen)
  • 名誉職(めいよしょく) (meiyoshoku, honorary position)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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