Word Meaning 名前負け

なまえまけ namaemake

名前負け is read as なまえまけ (namaemake) and means failing to live up to one's name.

Meaning

English

failing to live up to one's name
being beaten by one's name

Reading

Kana

なまえまけ

Romaji

namaemake

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 64932 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

名勝負

めいしょうぶ

excellent match

名に負う

なにおう

to be famous

名にし負う

なにしおう

to be famous

名前

なまえ

name

名前結合

なまえけつごう

name association

名前解析

なまえかいせき

name resolution

名前指定実体参照

なまえしていじったいさんしょう

named entity reference

名前字句

なまえじく

name token

お名前

おなまえ

name

分散名前解析

ぶんさんなまえかいせき

distributed name resolution

名所

などころ

famous place

名残

なごり

(the sorrow of) parting

Example Sentences

神様の名前はやっぱりＮＧだと思うよ～。もう名づけた時点で名前負けなわけじゃん。

I think a god's name has got to be out. From the moment the kid's named you know he's not going to be able to live up to it!