有名|ゆうめいyuumei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivefamous; well-known
    これは芭蕉ばしょうの非常ひじょうに有名ゆうめいな俳句はいくです。↗
    This is a very famous haiku by Basho.
Conjugation
Plain form有名(ゆうめい)
Polite (desu)有名です(ゆうめいです)
Negative (dewa nai)有名ではない(ゆうめいではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)有名ではありません(ゆうめいではありません)
Past (datta)有名だった(ゆうめいだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)有名ではなかった(ゆうめいではなかった)
Te form (de)有名で(ゆうめいで)
Adverbial (ni)有名に(ゆうめいに)
Conditional (nara)有名なら(ゆうめいなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym著名ちょめいWrittenWritten/formal prose word for famous, used especially in formal introductions of people or works, as in 「著名な作家」.
  • Synonym知名ちめいNeutralNeutral word mostly seen in compounds like 「知名度」; it rarely stands alone, and famous people are usually called 「著名人」.
  • Synonym名高いなだかいWrittenA written adjective for renowned through excellence, carrying an appreciative nuance, as in 「名高い名所」.
  • Synonym高名こうめいFormalFormal word for someone of high renown, used with respect; it also serves as an honorific for another person's name, as in 「ご高名」.
  • Antonym無名むめいNeutralThe opposite of 「有名」: not famous or obscure; it can also mean nameless or anonymous.

「有名」 is the default word for famous. Use 「著名」 in formal prose or introductions, 「名高い」 to convey admiration, 「高名」 to show respect, and 「無名」 for someone unknown or anonymous.

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Japanese definitions
  1. ある世界せかいにおいて広ひろく知しられていること。
  2. (現在げんざいでは成句せいく「有名ゆうめい無実むじつ」に用もちいられる程度ていど)名目めいもくが存在そんざいすること。存在そんざいは知しられていること。
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