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    名めい家か

    distinguished family

    KMT9News #34+1NounHistoryFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    めいか

    Noun

    1.
    distinguished family, good family, reputable family
    2.
    great master, expert, authority, eminent person
    3.
    Meika, kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
    historical term
    4.
    School of Names (China), Logicians, Disputers
    historical term

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    彼かれは代だい々だいに続つづく名めい家かの出しゅっ身しんだ。

    He comes from a distinguished family that has continued for generations.

    KMT7Family & Relationships
    その地ち域いきには、古ふるくからの名めい家かがいくつか残のこっている。

    Several old, distinguished families still remain in that region.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsHistory
    彼かれは書しょ道どうの分ぶん野やにおける名めい家かとして、国こく内ない外がいで高とたかく評ひょう価かされている。

    As an eminent master in the field of calligraphy, he is highly regarded both domestically and internationally.

    KMT9Art & DesignWork & Career
    名めい家かの子し息そくとして、彼かれは幼おさない頃ころから厳きびしい教きょう育いくを受うけてきた。

    As the son of a distinguished family, he received a strict education from a young age.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEducation
    この庭てい園えんは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの名めい家かによって造つくられたものだ。

    This garden was created by a distinguished family during the Edo period.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    家
    いえ・や・うち…(7)
    house・home・family・professional・expert…(1)
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