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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 名ばかり

    名ばかり

    名なば​か​り​

    in name only

    KMT9News #32+1ParticleDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    なばかり

    Particle

    1.
    in name only, titular, nominal

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    彼かれは名なばかりの社しゃ長ちょうだ。

    He is a president in name only.

    KMT7Work & Career
    その役やく職しょくは名なばかりで、実じっ権けんはほとんどない。

    That position is titular; there's hardly any real power.

    KMT9Work & Career
    名なばかりのリーダーでは、チームをまとめることはできないだろう。

    A leader in name only probably won't be able to unite the team.

    KMT9Work & Career
    彼かれは名なばかりの部ぶ長ちょうで、実じっ際さいの業ぎょう務むは部ぶ下かが行おこなっている。

    He is a department head in name only; the actual work is done by his subordinates.

    KMT9Work & Career
    その国くには名なばかりの民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎで、実じっ際さいは独どく裁さい政せい治じが行おこなわれている。

    That country has democracy in name only; in reality, a dictatorship is in power.

    KMT9Politics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    Kanji
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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