Word Meaning 名分

めいぶん meibun

名分 is read as めいぶん (meibun) and means moral duty.

Meaning

English

  1. moral duty
  2. moral obligations
  3. justification
  4. pretext
  5. just cause

Reading

Kana

めいぶん

Romaji

meibun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 19324 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大義名分

たいぎめいぶん

duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

分散名前解析

ぶんさんなまえかいせき

distributed name resolution

名目

めいもく

(under the) pretext (of)

名字

みょうじ

surname

名作

めいさく

masterpiece

名物

めいぶつ

famous product

名手

めいしゅ

brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.)

名画

めいが

excellent film

名言

めいげん

wise saying

名品

めいひん

fine product

名文

めいぶん

famous literary composition

名家

めいか

Meika