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名誉

名誉

See also: 名譽

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 名譽.
(This term, 名誉, is the simplified form of 名譽.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: 1

Grade: S
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

名誉 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 名譽, -na inflection, hiragana めいよ, romaji meiyo)

  1. famous
  2. honorable
  3. honorary

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

名誉 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 名譽, hiragana めいよ, romaji meiyo)

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

Synonyms

Compounds

  • 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

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.