名めい誉よ毀き損そん

め

い

よ

き

そ

ん

Meanings

1

noun

Legal and general term for damaging someone's reputation through false statements. 名誉毀損 covers both written (libel) and spoken (slander) forms.

書か

き

込こ

み

が

名めい

誉よ

毀き

損そん

に

あたる

場ば

合あい

が

ある

。

Online posts can sometimes constitute defamation.

名めい誉よ毀き損そん
Standard legal and general spelling.
名めい誉よ棄き損そん
Variant using 棄 (abandon) instead of 毀 (damage); less common but seen.
名めい誉よき損そん
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; rarely used.

中ちゅう傷しょう
中傷 is slander or vilification in a broader sense, often used in 誹謗中傷 (ひぼうちゅうしょう). 名誉毀損 is more specific to legal defamation.
侮ぶ辱じょく
侮辱 is insult or contempt, not necessarily involving false statements. 名誉毀損 requires a false statement that harms reputation.

Compound of 名誉 (めいよ, 'honor, reputation') and 毀損 (きそん, 'damage, injury'). 毀損 itself is from 毀 (damage) and 損 (loss).