Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 異名(いみょう) in Japanese

異名
Kana Reading
いみょう, いめい
Romaji
imyō, imei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    another name; nickname; alias
    Example sentence
    まずいよ。また遅刻だ！！はやくも遅刻魔の異名をとってしまう。 Oh no! I'm late again!! I'm going to get the nickname 'King of Late arrival'.

Examples of 異名, いみょう, いめい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

異 JLPT 2

11 strokes

uncommon, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: こと, こと.なる, け

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名 JLPT 5

6 strokes

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ

Kun'Yomi: な, -な

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