名めい望ぼう

noun

reputation; renown; fame

A somewhat formal noun for high public esteem or good name. Often used in literary or elevated contexts.

• 彼かれはその発はつ明めいによって世せ界かい的てきな名めい望ぼうを得えた。

  He gained worldwide renown through that invention.

• 名めい望ぼうある家いえ柄がらの出しゅっ身しんだ。

  He comes from a family of high reputation.