名声

See also: 名聲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 名声 – see 名聲 (“reputation; fame; name”). (This term is the simplified form of 名聲).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	声
めい Grade: 1	せい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
名聲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) めーせー [mèéséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [me̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

名(めい)声(せい) • (meisei) 

1. good reputation, fame, renown

   作家(さっか)として名声(めいせい)を博(はく)した。

   Sakka to shite meisei o hakushita.

   He/She achieved renown as a writer.

Synonyms

• 誉(ほま)れ (homare)

See also

• 評判(ひょうばん) (hyōban)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.