JLPT N1 · な-adjective

著名 (chomei)

著名 (ちょめい, chomei) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “famous; noted”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちょめい
Romaji: chomei
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

スミス氏は著名なバイオリニストである。

Mr Smith is an eminent violinist.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 著名

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	著名だ	ちょめいだ chomeida
Present (polite)	著名です	ちょめいです chomeidesu
Negative	著名じゃない	ちょめいじゃない chomeijanai
Past	著名だった	ちょめいだった chomeidatta
Negative past	著名じゃなかった	ちょめいじゃなかった chomeijanakatta
Te-form	著名で	ちょめいで chomeide
Before a noun	著名な	ちょめいな chomeina
Adverb (~ni)	著名に	ちょめいに chomeini

Kanji in 著名

著

renowned, publish, writeチョ・チャク・あらわ.す・いちじる.しい · 11 strokes

名

name, noted, distinguishedメイ・ミョウ・な・-な · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 著名.

著すあらわすto write著者ちょしゃauthor (usu. of a particular book)著ちょ(written) work著書ちょしょ(written) work著しいいちじるしいstriking名前なまえname有名ゆうめいfamous片仮名かたかなkatakana平仮名ひらがなhiragana名なname署名しょめいsignature名刺めいしbusiness card名詞めいしnoun名人めいじんmaster

Source: JMdict entry 1427150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.