名誉

See also: 名譽

Chinese

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名 誉
めい
Grade: 1
よ
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
名譽 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

名(めい)誉(よ) • (meiyo) -na (adnominal 名(めい)誉(よ)な (meiyo na), adverbial 名(めい)誉(よ)に (meiyo ni))

  1. famous
  2. honorable
  3. honorary

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

名(めい)誉(よ) • (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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), 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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