名家|めいかmeika[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noundistinguished family; good family; reputable family
   彼かれは北部ほくぶで一番いちばんの名家めいかの中なかの一ひとつの出でだ。↗

   He sprang from one of the best families in the north.
2. noungreat master; expert; authority; eminent person
3. nounMeika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
4. nounSchool of Names (China); Logicians; Disputers

• Synonym名門めいもんNeutralCovers distinguished families and also prestigious schools, firms and teams, as in 「名門校」; 「名家」 leans toward families and can also mean a leading figure in a field.
• Antonym庶民しょみんNeutralOrdinary people, the common folk — the opposite pole to the distinguished families that 「名家」 denotes.

For a family of high standing, use 「名家」 or 「名門」; for schools and companies, 「名門」 is the usual pick, as in 「名門大学」. 「名家」 also means a master or authority in a field. For ordinary people, say 「庶民」.

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1. 名望めいぼうがある家いえ。名門めいもん。
2. 名人めいじん。
3. 公家くげの家格かかくの一ひとつ。
4. 諸子百家しょしひゃっかの一いち学派がくは。公孫竜こうそんりゅうに代表だいひょうされる、「白馬はくば非ひ馬うま説せつ」など言語げんご論理ろんりを重視じゅうしした学派がくは。