Word Meaning 名誉

めいよ meiyo

名誉 is read as めいよ (meiyo) and means honorary (e.g. president, doctorate).

Meaning

English

honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
prestige
dignity
reputation
honor
good name
honour
credit

Reading

Kana

めいよ

Romaji

meiyo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 恥辱,不名誉 Rank 2713 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

名誉職

めいよしょく

honorary position

名誉会長

めいよかいちょう

honorary president

名誉市民

めいよしみん

honorary citizen

名誉会員

めいよかいいん

honorary member

名誉領事

めいよりょうじ

honorary consul

名誉学位

めいよがくい

honorary degree

名誉白人

めいよはくじん

honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa)

名誉回復

めいよかいふく

restoring one's impaired reputation

名誉心

めいよしん

desire for fame

名誉革命

めいよかくめい

Glorious Revolution (England; 1688-1689)

名誉教授

めいよきょうじゅ

professor emeritus

名誉賞

めいよしょう

honorary award