Word Meaning 家名

かめい kamei

家名 is read as かめい (kamei) and means family honour.

Meaning

English

  1. family honour
  2. family honor
  3. family name
  4. house name

Reading

Kana

かめい

Romaji

kamei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 22133 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

名家

めいか

Meika

家主

やぬし

landlord

家中

うちじゅう

all over the house

家事

かじ

family affairs

家族

かぞく

family

家計

かけい

household economy

家屋

かおく

house

家出

いえで

becoming a Buddhist monk

家づくり

いえづくり

house building

家来

けらい

retainer

家電

かでん

household (electrical) appliances

うち

emperor

Example Sentences

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Father's bankruptcy was a blot on the family's reputation.

It was the third year of Meiji when their family name was changed to Saga.

Please don't do anything that would besmirch the Matsuno family name!

My uncle's brother's son got involved in a shady business and disgraced the family.