Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 名誉毀損(めいよきそん) in Japanese

名誉毀損, 名誉棄損, 名誉き損
Kana Reading
めいよきそん
Romaji
meiyokison
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
    Example sentence
    三浦氏はある週刊誌に対して名誉毀損の訴えを起こした。 Mr Miura brought an action of libel against a weekly magazine.

Examples of 名誉毀損, 名誉棄損, 名誉き損, めいよきそん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

誉 JLPT 1

13 strokes

reputation, praise, honor, glory

On'Yomi: ヨ

Kun'Yomi: ほま.れ, ほ.める

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棄 JLPT 1

13 strokes

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: す.てる

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損 JLPT 2

13 strokes

damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

On'Yomi: ソン

Kun'Yomi: そこ.なう, そこな.う, -そこ.なう, そこ.ねる, -そこ.ねる

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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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毀

13 strokes

break, destroy, censure, be chipped, be scratched, be broken, be ruined

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: こぼ.つ, こわ.す, こぼ.れる, こわ.れる, そし.る, やぶ.る

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