Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 高名(こうめい) in Japanese

高名
Kana Reading
こうめい, こうみょう
Romaji
kōmei, kōmyō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    fame; renown
    Example sentence
    彼は高名な詩人であるとともに有能な外交官でもあった。 He was a famous poet and a competent diplomat.

Examples of 高名, こうめい, こうみょう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

名 JLPT 5

6 strokes

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ

Kun'Yomi: な, -な

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高 JLPT 5

10 strokes

tall, high, expensive

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: たか.い, たか, -だか, たか.まる, たか.める

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