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    名めい目もく

    name

    KMT3News #5+1CoreNoun, ParticleWork & CareerKanji Vocab11 strokes

    めいもくみょうもく

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    name, title, appellation, (something) nominal
    2.
    (under the) pretext (of), pretense

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    名めい目もく上じょうのリーダーです。

    He is a nominal leader.

    KMT3Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    これは名めい目もくだけの変へん更こうです。

    This is just a change in name/nominal change.

    KMT3Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは慈じ善ぜん活かつ動どうの名めい目もくで寄き付ふを募つのりました。

    He solicited donations under the pretext of charity work.

    KMT5Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは名めい目もく上じょうは部ぶ長ちょうですが、実じっ権けんはありません。

    She is nominally the department head, but has no real power.

    KMT5Work & Career
    会かい議ぎは名めい目もく上じょうは情じょう報ほう共きょう有ゆうのためでしたが、実じっ際さいは違ちがいました。

    The meeting was nominally for information sharing, but in reality, it was different.

    KMT5Work & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
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