名みょう跡せき

noun

family name; professional name

Refers to a name passed down in traditional arts, kabuki, rakugo, or sumo, carrying the prestige and legacy of the lineage. Not used for ordinary surnames.

• 彼かれは歌か舞ぶ伎きの名みょう跡せきを継ついだ。

  He succeeded to a kabuki stage name.

• 名みょう跡せきを継けい承しょうするには厳きびしい修しゅ行ぎょうが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Inheriting a professional name requires rigorous training.