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    3. 名士

    名士

    名めい士し

    celebrity

    KMT9News #33+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab9 strokes

    めいし

    Noun

    1.
    celebrity, personage

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはこの町まちの名めい士しだ。

    He is a prominent figure in this town.

    KMT8Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    そのパーティーには多おおくの名めい士しが出しゅっ席せきしていた。

    Many prominent figures attended that party.

    KMT9Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    伝でん統と芸うげ能いの世うのせ界かいでは、代だい々だ受いうけ継つがれる名めい士しが多おおい。

    In the world of traditional arts, there are many prominent figures whose legacies are passed down through generations.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    慈じ善ぜんイベントには、社しゃ会かい貢こう献けんに関かん心しんのある名めい士したちが集あつまった。

    Prominent figures interested in social contribution gathered at the charity event.

    KMT9Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは単たんなる名めい士しではなく、地ち域いき社しゃ会かいの発はっ展てんに尽じん力りょくした真しんのリーダーだった。

    He was not just a prominent figure, but a true leader who dedicated himself to the development of the local community.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    士
    さむらい…(3)
    gentleman・scholar・samurai・samurai radical (no. 33)
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