名門|めいもんmeimon[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundistinguished family; famous family; noble family
   彼かれは名門めいもんの生うまれなのだ。↗

   He was born into a noble family.
2. nounprestigious organization (company, school, etc.)

• Synonym名家めいかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to a family of renown, and also to a master or authority in a field; 「名門」 also covers prestigious schools and companies.
• Antonym無名むめいNeutralNeutral. Means unknown or lacking fame, the opposite of the renown of 「名門」.

Use 「名門」 for prestigious schools, companies, teams, or distinguished families, as in 「名門校」. In written prose, 「名家」 works for a family of renown; the opposite is 「無名」.

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1. 由緒ゆいしょや名声めいせいのある家柄いえがら。名家めいか。
2. 長ながい来歴らいれきや安定あんていしたブランドイメージを持もつ企業きぎょう・学校がっこう・スポーツチームなどの団体だんたい。