► 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:
- 彼等は20連敗という不名誉な記録を達成した ⇨ They set a dishonorable, dubious, new record of 20 consecutive losses
- その名前は現在はとても古めかしく感じる ⇨ That name sounds very old-fashioned today
- 彼は扉に名札を付けた ⇨ He attached his nameplate on the door
- 彼女は世界有数のピアニストとして名声を博した ⇨ She garnered fame as one of the best pianists in the world
- ここに氏名を記入して下さい ⇨ Write your full name here
- 私は未だ子犬に名前を付けていない ⇨ I still haven’t attached, given, a name to my puppy
- もつ鍋は博多の有名な料理だ ⇨ The offal stew is a famous dish of Hakata
- その試作車は結局市販されず、幻の名車となった ⇨ The prototype car never went into production and became a mythical legend
- 彼は有名な料理人だ ⇨ He is a famous cook
- 不朽の名作 ⇨ An eternal masterpiece that never goes out of style
- 有名な漫才師 ⇨ A famous comedian
- 彼は匿名を使うことを要望した ⇨ He requested to use a pseudonym
- この役は有名女優なら誰でも良いという訳には行かない ⇨ It’s not like any famous actress can play this role
- 彼は汚名を返上すべく頑張った ⇨ He worked hard to get rid of his bad name, redeem himself
- 有名な舞踏家 ⇨ A famous dancer, choreographer