Word Meaning 名をはせる

なをはせる naohaseru

名をはせる is read as なをはせる (naohaseru) and means to win fame.

Meaning

English

to win fame
to be widely-known
to be well known
to make a name for oneself

Reading

Kana

なをはせる

Romaji

naohaseru

Writing Variants

名を馳せる なをはせる na o haseru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb ✓ Rank 116738 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

名付ける

なづける

to name

名乗り出る

なのりでる

to introduce oneself

名乗る

なのる

to call out the goods one is selling

名が挙がる

ながあがる

to become famous

名月

めいげつ

harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)

名前

なまえ

name

名人

めいじん

The Master of Go (1951 novel by Yasunari Kawabata)

名

な

title

名高い

なだかい

famous

名ばかり

なばかり

in name only

名山

めいざん

famous mountain

名木

めいぼく

old tree of historical interest