JLPT N1 · な-adjective

名誉 (meiyo)

名誉 (めいよ, meiyo) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “honor; honour”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: めいよ
Romaji: meiyo
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

honor; honour; credit; glory; fame · noun, な-adjective
prestige; dignity; reputation; honor; good name · noun
honorary (e.g. president, doctorate) · prefix noun

Example sentences

招待された事は大変な名誉です。

It is a great honor to be invited.

Tatoeba #146450

これは我が校の名誉にかかわる問題だ。

The problem affects the prestige of our school.

Tatoeba #218476

大学は彼に名誉学位を与えた。

The college bestowed an honorary degree on him.

Tatoeba #137630

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

Conjugation of 名誉

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	名誉だ	めいよだ meiyoda
Present (polite)	名誉です	めいよです meiyodesu
Negative	名誉じゃない	めいよじゃない meiyojanai
Past	名誉だった	めいよだった meiyodatta
Negative past	名誉じゃなかった	めいよじゃなかった meiyojanakatta
Te-form	名誉で	めいよで meiyode
Before a noun	名誉な	めいよな meiyona
Adverb (~ni)	名誉に	めいよに meiyoni

Kanji in 名誉

名

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

誉

reputation, praise, honorヨ・ほま.れ・ほ.める · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 名誉.

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題名だいめいtitle姓名せいめい(full) name宛名あてなname and address (on an envelope, etc.)仮名かなkana氏名しめい(full) name

Source: JMdict entry 1531870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.