► 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:
- ピカソは最も有名な画家の一人だ ⇨ Picasso is one of the most famous painters
- その大名の御家は御取潰しになった (おいえ おとりつぶし) ⇨ The privileged status of the warlord’s family was revoked
- ベートーヴェンの第九は特に知名度が高い ⇨ Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is particularly famous
- 彼は鈴木と名乗った ⇨ He said his name was Suzuki
- 彼は有名な化学者だ ⇨ He is a famous chemist
- ヘミングウェイの名作 ⇨ A masterpiece by Hemingway
- 彼女は皇太子妃にあやかって名付けられた ⇨ She is named after the princess
- 漢字に仮名を振っていある教科書 ⇨ A textbook that shows how to read Chinese characters in small letters
- 彼女は子供の時に有名なピアニストに才能を見込まれた ⇨ She was recognized for her talent by a famous pianist (and became an apprentice) when she was little
- ライト兄弟は飛行機の発明者として名高い ⇨ Wright brothers are famous as inventors of airplanes
- 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
- それは一般的な名前だ ⇨ That’s a common name
- 彼女は小さい頃から美少女として有名だった ⇨ She was famous as a beautiful girl from a young age
- 多くの芸能人が災害援助に名を連ねた (なをつらねる) ⇨ Many entertainers lined up their names, participated, in the disaster relief
- 彼は「大魔神」の異名を取る猛者だ ⇨ He is a tough dude known as “giant devil”