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    3. 美名

    美名

    美び名めい

    (in the) good name (of)

    KMT10News #40+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    びめい

    Noun

    1.
    (in the) good name (of), (fine-sounding) pretext
    2.
    good reputation, good name
    3.
    beautiful name

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    彼かれは慈じ善ぜん活かつ動どうの美び名めいのもとに、私し腹ふくを肥こやしていた。

    He was enriching himself under the guise (good name) of charity work.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    環かん境きょう保ほ護ごの美び名めいで、不ふ当とうな開かい発はつが進すすめられている。

    Unjust development is being promoted under the fine-sounding pretext of environmental protection.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyNature & EnvironmentPolitics & Law
    彼かれの行こう動どうは、一いっ見けんすると正せい義ぎの美び名めいに包つつまれているが、その裏うらには私し利り私し欲よくが隠かくされている。

    His actions, at first glance, are cloaked in the good name of justice, but behind them, selfish motives are hidden.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law
    企き業ぎょうは社しゃ会かい貢こう献けんの美び名めいを利り用ようして、自じ社しゃのイメージアップを図はかることがある。

    Companies sometimes use the good name of social contribution to improve their own image.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは、友ゆう人じんのためにという美び名めいで、余よ計けいな世せ話わを焼やいてしまう癖くせがある。

    She has a habit of meddling too much, under the guise of doing it for her friends.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily LifeFamily & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    美
    うつく.しい…(6)
    beauty・beautiful
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
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