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異名を取る (いみょうをとる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

異い名みょうを取とる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

earn the nickname; be dubbed

Used when someone or something becomes widely known by a particular nickname or epithet, often due to a notable trait or achievement.

彼かれはその速はやさから「稲いな妻ずま」の異い名みょうを取とった。
He earned the nickname 'Lightning' because of his speed.
この地ち域いきは美うつくしい景けい観

かん

で

「

東とう

洋よう

のスイス

」

の

異い

名みょう

を

取と

る

。

This region is dubbed the 'Switzerland of the East' for its beautiful scenery.

Written forms

異い名みょうを取とる
Standard kanji spelling using 取る.
異い名みょうをとる
Kana spelling of the verb part; less common but still seen.

Kanji

異uncommon, different, queerness
名name, noted, distinguished
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

異い名みょう
異名 is the noun meaning 'nickname' or 'alias'; 異名を取る is the verb phrase meaning 'to earn a nickname'.
あだ名な
あだ名 is a more casual term for 'nickname', while 異名 is often more formal or literary.

Etymology

Compound of 異名 (いみょう, 'different name, alias') + を + 取る (とる, 'to take'). The phrase literally means 'to take an alias', extending to 'earn a nickname'.