► 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:
- 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
- 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
- 一般的な日本の会社の役職名 ⇨ The common job titles in Japanese corporations
- 私は彼と名刺を交換した ⇨ He and I exchanged business cards
- 広島名物もみじ饅頭 ⇨ The famous Hiroshima Momiji cake
- 彼は多くの有名女優と浮き名を流した ⇨ He had been rumored to date many famous actresses
- そのバイオリンは現在有名なバイオリニストに貸与されている ⇨ That violin is currently lent to a famous violinist
- 彼は医師会から除名された ⇨ He was expelled from the doctor’s association
- 彼女は世界的に有名なファッションデザイナーだ ⇨ She is a world-famous fashion designer
- 僕は彼女の名前を聞き忘れた ⇨ I forgot to ask her name
- 彼は有名な作家だ ⇨ He is a famous author
- 有名な漫才師 ⇨ A famous comedian
- 被害者の実名は伏せられている ⇨ The real name of the victim is withheld
- 有名人のそっくりさん ⇨ A celebrity lookalike
- 彼等は娘を有名な私立学校に行かせている ⇨ They have their daughter go to a famous private school