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有名

有名

Chinese

 
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 name; (measure word for persons); place (e.g. among winners)
simp. and trad.
(有名) 		有 名

Adjective

有名

  1. (Beginning Mandarin) famous; well-known; noted; renowned
    他是日本最有名的歌手之一。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Tā shì rìběn zuì yǒumíng de gēshǒu zhīyī. [Pinyin]
    He is one of the most famous singers in Japan.
    這個城鎮的溫泉很有名。 [MSC, trad.]
    这个城镇的温泉很有名。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè ge chéngzhèn de wēnquán hěn yǒumíng. [Pinyin]
    The town is famous for its hot spring.

Synonyms

Verb

有名

  1. (archaic) to have a valid reason

Japanese

Kanji in this term
有 名
ゆう
Grade: 3 		めい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Likely from Middle Chinese compound 有名 ‎(hjuwX mjeng, literally “to have + name”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yǒumíng.

Pronunciation

Adjective

有名 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana ゆうめい, romaji yūmei, historical hiragana いうめい)

  1. famous, renowned, well-known, celebrated
  2. having a name, named

Antonyms

Inflection

Noun

有名 ‎(hiragana ゆうめい, romaji yūmei, historical hiragana いうめい)

  1. fame, renown

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term
有 名

Noun

有名 • ‎(yumyeong) ‎(hangeul 유명)

  1. Hanja form? of 유명, “fame”.

Pronunciation

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