Word Meaning 名声

めいせい meisei

名声 is read as めいせい (meisei) and means fame.

Meaning

English

  1. fame
  2. reputation
  3. renown

Reading

Kana

めいせい

Romaji

meisei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 醜聞 Rank 5211 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

名声を得る

めいせいをえる

to become famous

名声を汚す

めいせいをけがす

to defile one's reputation

名所

などころ

famous place

名残

なごり

(the sorrow of) parting

名乗り

なのり

Japanese kanji reading used in names

名実

めいじつ

in name and in reality

名指し

なざし

calling by name

名乗り出る

なのりでる

to introduce oneself

名曲

めいきょく

famous piece of music

名乗る

なのる

to call out the goods one is selling

名優

めいゆう

great actor

Example Sentences

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It is hard to maintain one's reputation.

He is thirsty for fame.

He is always going after fame.

Her good fame was greatly damaged by this.

He had established a solid reputation as a man of character.

Many great thinkers who were unknown while alive became famous after death.