Chinese

Noun

大名

1. (formal) your esteemed given name
2. (literary) your reputation; fame

   久仰大名，幸會幸會！ [MSC, trad.]

   久仰大名，幸会幸会！ [MSC, simp.]

   Jiǔ yǎng dàmíng, xìnghuì xìnghuì! [Pinyin]

   I’ve been looking forward to meeting you for a long time – it's an honour!

3. daimyo (a lord during the Japanese feudal period)

Adjective

大名

1. famous

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

daimjau → daimjɔː → daimjoː.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) だいみょ​う [dàímyóꜜò] (Nakadaka - [3])
• IPA^(key): [da̠imjo̞ː]

Noun

大名 ‎(hiragana だいみょう, romaji daimyō, historical hiragana だいみやう)

1. one who owns much land
2. a warrior who possessed more than 10,000 koku of land; a feudal lord, daimyō

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) たいめい [tàíméé] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ime̞ː]

Noun

大名 ‎(hiragana たいめい, romaji taimei)

1. great honor; fame, reputation

Etymology 3

opona → oɸona → owona → oona → oːna.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) おおな [òóná] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːna̠]

Noun

大名 ‎(hiragana おおな, romaji ōna, historical hiragana おほな)

1. a general name for something
2. the name for a large division in a village or town