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名前を馳せる (なまえをはせる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

名な前まえを馳はせる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

win fame; make a name for oneself

Used when someone becomes widely known for their achievements or talents. Often appears in past tense or as a goal.

彼かれは若わかくして作さっ家かとして名な前まえを馳はせた。
He won fame as a writer at a young age.
彼かの

女じょ

は

その

発はつ

明めい

で

世せ

界かい

中じゅう

に

名な

前まえ

を

馳は

せ

た

。

She made a name for herself worldwide with that invention.

Written forms

名な前まえを馳はせる
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
名な前まえをはせる
Kana spelling of the verb part; commonly used when the kanji 馳 is not preferred.

Kanji

名name, noted, distinguished
前in front, before
馳run, gallop, sail

Similar words

名なを上あげる
名を上げる also means to become famous, but is more casual and often implies a rise in reputation or status, while 名前を馳せる is more literary and emphasizes widespread recognition.

Etymology

The verb 馳せる (はせる) originally means 'to run' or 'to gallop', and in this expression it figuratively means 'to spread one's name far and wide'. The phrase is a set expression.