名めい声せい

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Meanings

Refers to widespread recognition and high regard, often earned through achievement. Can be positive or neutral, but not typically used for notoriety.

名めい声せいを築きずくto build (up) one's reputation
彼かれは長なが年ねんの努ど力りょくで音おん楽がく界かいでの名めい声せいを築きずいた。
Through years of effort, he built up his reputation in the music world.
名めい声せいが高たかまるfor one's fame to grow
その発はつ明めいのおかげで彼かの女じょの名めい声せいが高たかまった。
Thanks to that invention, her fame grew.
名めい声せいを失うしなうto lose one's good reputation
スキャンダルで彼かれは一いち夜やにして名めい声せいを失うしなった。
Because of the scandal, he lost his reputation overnight.
名めい声せいが広ひろまるfor one's fame to spread
彼かれの名めい声せいはヨーロッパ中じゅうに広ひろまった。
His fame spread throughout Europe.

有ゆう名めいN5
有名 is an adjective meaning 'famous' that describes a state, while 名声 is a noun referring to the fame or reputation itself.
評ひょう判ばんN3
評判 is a neutral term for 'reputation' that can be good or bad, while 名声 specifically implies widespread, positive renown.
名めい誉よN1
名誉 centers on honor or dignity earned through recognition, while 名声 focuses on being widely known and talked about.
看かん板ばんN2
看板 in the sense of a shop's reputation is tied to its public image, while 名声 is broader fame or renown for a person or organization.

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名なN3
名声 emphasizes widespread fame or renown, while 名 in this sense is used more in set expressions about reputation.
聞きこえ
名声 refers specifically to fame or renown in a positive sense, whereas 聞こえ can describe a reputation that is good, bad, or neutral.
カリスマ
名声 refers to fame or reputation earned through achievement, while カリスマ is about an inherent power to attract and inspire people.
定てい評ひょう
名声 means fame or renown, typically for a person, while 定評 refers to a settled, reliable reputation often attached to products, services, or institutions.
知ち名めい度どN1
名声 implies a reputation for excellence or virtue, while 知名度 is neutral about whether the recognition is good or bad.
栄えい光こうN1
名声 means fame or renown built up over time, whereas 栄光 refers to a single glorious triumph or shining moment of honor.

悪あく名めい
悪名 means notoriety or infamy, the opposite of 名声, which refers to positive fame or renown.

Compound of 名 (name, reputation) and 声 (voice, sound), literally 'the sound of one's name', referring to widespread recognition.