めいせい
Meanings
Noun
1. fame; reputation; renown
Pitch accent
いせい
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to become famous; to gain fame
to defile one's reputation; to besmirch one's name
of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame
Examples (21 in total)
People usually go after fame.
He was desperate to defend his reputation.
It is hard to maintain one's reputation.
Janet was seeking for fame in the world of show business.
Tolstoy achieved worldwide fame.
It is wrong to aim at fame only.
His new book added to his reputation.
That incident harmed his reputation.
The novel added to his reputation.
Despite all his fame, he is not happy.
He is always seeking for fame and wealth.
He worked up a good reputation through this business.
The architect achieved worldwide fame.
The company has already established its fame as a robot manufacturing company.
Her good fame was greatly damaged by this.
Fame is not always an accompaniment of success.
Several universities in this country enjoy great prestige.
He had established a solid reputation as a man of character.
The successful concert tour established her reputation as a singer.
It is not so much money as fame that he wanted.
Her third movie greatly added to her reputation.