► 名詞
名 [な] [名を成す] [liter] meaning: famous rank: 2
☆ 彼は事業家として名を成した ⇨ He became famous as an entrepreneur
名 [な] [名を轟かす] [liter] meaning: famous rank: 2
☆ 彼は天才武将として名を轟かせた ⇨ He became famous as a genius general
名 [な] [liter] meaning: name rank: 2
☆ 彼は未だ名が知られていない ⇨ His name is still not well known
► 接頭辞
名 [めい] meaning: great rank: 2
☆ シェイクスピアの名作 ⇨ A masterpiece by Shakespeare
☆ 彼は史上最高の名選手の一人だ ⇨ He is one of the greatest players of all time
More examples:
- 彼は柔道の名選手として名を馳せた ⇨ He became famous as an ace judo wrestler
- 彼は汚名を雪いだ ⇨ He cleared his bad name
- 政府はテロ防止という名目で反対派を抑圧した ⇨ The government cracked down on the opposition under the pretext of preventing terrorism
- 私が彼の名を呼ぶと彼は振り返った ⇨ I called his name and he turned around
- 名前を仮名とローマ字の両方で書いて下さい ⇨ Please write your name both in kana and Roman alphabets
- 有名な舞踏家 ⇨ A famous dancer, choreographer
- 野球史上に残る名勝負 ⇨ The greatest games in the baseball history
- 私は有名な画家の先生に指導して頂いている ⇨ I am having a famous painter teach me
- 低俗な有名人ゴシップ番組 ⇨ Smutty celebrity gossip shows
- 家の名を汚しては御先祖様に申し訳が立たない ⇨ If I tarnish the family name I cannot make any excuse to my ancestors
- ここに署名して下さい ⇨ Please sign here
- 彼は伊達男で有名だ ⇨ He is famous as a guy with a lot of panache
- 被害者の名前は伏せられている ⇨ The name of the victim is not made public
- どんな名人でも失敗する事がある ⇨ Even a master can makes mistakes
- 彼は名目上の王に過ぎない ⇨ He is just a nominal king