► 動詞
鳴らす [ならす] [で鳴らす] [liter] meaning: famous rank: 4
☆ 彼女は若い頃は美女で鳴らした ⇨ She was famous as a beauty when she was young
鳴る [(2)なる] [liter] meaning: famous rank: 4
☆ 彼は怪力で鳴っている ⇨ He is famous for his superhuman strength
馳せる [(2)はせる] [名を馳せる] [liter] meaning: famous rank: 4
☆ 彼は柔道の名選手として名を馳せた ⇨ He became famous as an ace judo wrestler
► 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
名物 [(1)めいぶつ] meaning: famous rank: 2
☆ 広島名物もみじ饅頭 ⇨ The famous Hiroshima Momiji cake (☛ A famous local product, especially food)
有名人 [(3)ゆうめいじん] meaning: famous rank: 2
☆ 何故人々は有名人を崇拝するのだろう？ ⇨ Why do people worship celebrities?
悪名 [あくめい] [悪名高い] meaning: famous rank: 3
☆ 悪名高い暴力団 ⇨ A mafia with elevated notoriety. A notorious mafia
タレント [たれんと] meaning: famous rank: 3
☆ 彼女はテレビタレントだ ⇨ She is a TV personality (☛ Ironically typically refers to someone who is famous because good-looking but has no specific talent)
知名度 [(2)ちめいど] meaning: famous rank: 3
☆ 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
☆ 彼には熱狂的なファンが多くいるが、一般には知名度が低い ⇨ He has many fanatical fans, even though not well-known among the general public
名声 [めいせい] meaning: famous rank: 3
☆ 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
名門 [めいもん] meaning: famous rank: 3
☆ オックスフォードとケンブリッジは世界的な名門大学だ ⇨ Oxford and Cambridge are world-class famous schools (☛ Prestigious and famous institution. Typically about schools)
► 形容詞
名高い [(3)なだかい] meaning: famous rank: 3
☆ 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
► 形容動詞
有名 [ゆうめい] meaning: famous rank: 1
☆ 有名な女優 ⇨ A famous actress
無名 [むめい] meaning: famous rank: 2
☆ 無名の新人が優勝した ⇨ A (previously) unknown rookie won the championship
札付き [ふだつき] meaning: famous rank: 4
☆ あいつは札付きのワルだ ⇨ He is a notorious thug (☛ Literally “with a label”. Unlike English “notorious”, always negative)
► 連体詞
名立たる [(3)なだたる] meaning: famous rank: 4
☆ 世界中の名立たる科学者が集まった ⇨ The world-famous scientists got together