- 1. [n] distinguished family; good family; reputable family
- 2. [n] great master; expert; authority; eminent person
- 3. [n] Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke (hist)
- 4. [n] School of Names (China); Logicians; Disputers (hist)
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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家
house, home, family, professional, expert, performerOn: カ (ka)、 ケ (ke)Kun: いえ (ie)、 や (ya)、 うち (uchi)
Example Sentences
彼は北部で一番の名家の中の一つの出だ。
He sprang from one of the best families in the north.