- 1. [n, adj-na] honor; honour; credit; glory; fame; distinction
- 2. [n] prestige; dignity; reputation; honor; good name
- 3. [n-pref] honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | めいよな | (meiyona) |
| Non-past, plain | めいよだ | (meiyoda) |
| Non-past, polite | めいよです | (meiyodesu) |
| Past, plain | めいよだった | (meiyodatta) |
| Past, polite | めいよでした | (meiyodeshita) |
| Negative, plain | めいよじゃない | (meiyojanai) |
| Negative, polite | めいよじゃないです | (meiyojanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | めいよじゃなかった | (meiyojanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | めいよじゃなかったです | (meiyojanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | めいよで | (meiyode) |
| Conditional (―nara) | めいよなら | (meiyonara) |
Kanji in this word
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名
name, noted, distinguished, reputationOn: メイ (mei)、 ミョウ (myou)Kun: な (na)、 -な (-na)
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誉
reputation, praise, honor, gloryOn: ヨ (yo)Kun: ほま.れ (homa.re)、 ほ.める (ho.meru)
Example Sentences
招待された事は大変な名誉です。
It is a great honor to be invited.
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.
大学は彼に名誉学位を与えた。
The college bestowed an honorary degree on him.