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(Modern Japanese version)
名譽 is a version of honor that is about having or earning the respect of others and about your reputation.
It is the status of being worthy of honor (not to be confused with doing honorable things or specific actions - see our other “honor” listing for that).
Both modern Japanese and modern mainland Chinese use the same simplified version of the second character of honor. You can make a special request for the traditional second character as shown to the right (just click on that character to the right of you want to order that version). Before WWII, both Japan and China used the traditional form but modern Japanese and Chinese use this simplified form. Koreans still use the traditional form when they are not writing in their modern Hangul glyphs.
This is also a virtue of the Samurai Warrior
See our page with just Code of the Samurai / Bushido here
力と名譽 is “strength and honor” in Japanese Kanji (with one Hiragana).
The first Kanji is understood as strength, power, or force.
The second character is a connecting particle-like, “and” or “with.”
The last two Kanji mean honor/honour, credit, or prestige. This last word is also used in the Bushido code to mean honor.
不名誉より死 is the Japanese version of “Death Before Dishonor.”
Japanese grammar is a bit different than English, so this really means something like “Rather die than to be dishonored.” However, “dishonor” is the first three Kanji, and death is the last Kanji. There are two Hiragana (より) which indicate the preference is death when comparing dishonor to death.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 名譽 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
名譽 名誉 see styles |
míng yù ming2 yu4 ming yü meiyo |
fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) reputation |
不名譽 不名誉 see styles |
bù míng yù bu4 ming2 yu4 pu ming yü |
disreputable; disgraceful See: 不名誉 |
名譽博士 名誉博士 see styles |
míng yù bó shì ming2 yu4 bo2 shi4 ming yü po shih |
honorary doctorate; Doctor Honoris Causae |
名譽學位 名誉学位 see styles |
míng yù xué wèi ming2 yu4 xue2 wei4 ming yü hsüeh wei |
honorary degree; academic degree Honoris Causa See: 名誉学位 |
名譽掃地 名誉扫地 see styles |
míng yù sǎo dì ming2 yu4 sao3 di4 ming yü sao ti |
to be thoroughly discredited; to fall into disrepute |
恢復名譽 恢复名誉 see styles |
huī fù míng yù hui1 fu4 ming2 yu4 hui fu ming yü |
to rehabilitate; to regain one's good name |
名譽利養恭敬 名誉利养恭敬 see styles |
míng yù lì yǎng gōng jìng ming2 yu4 li4 yang3 gong1 jing4 ming yü li yang kung ching myōyo riyō kugyō |
renown, profit, and respect |
名譽博士學位 名誉博士学位 see styles |
míng yù bó shì xué wèi ming2 yu4 bo2 shi4 xue2 wei4 ming yü po shih hsüeh wei |
honorary doctorate; Doctor Honoris Causae |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Honor | 名譽 名誉 | meiyo | míng yù / ming2 yu4 / ming yu / mingyu | ming yü / mingyü |
Strength and Honor | 力と名譽 力と名誉 | chikara to mei yo chikaratomeiyo | ||
Death Before Dishonor | 不名譽より死 不名誉より死 | fu mei yo yo ri shi fumeiyoyorishi | ||
Honor Courage Commitment | 名譽, 勇気, 決意 名誉, 勇気, 決意 | meiyo yuuki ketsui meiyoyuukiketsui meiyo yuki ketsui | ||
Respect, Honor, Truth | 敬意, 名譽, 真実 敬意, 名誉, 真実 | keii meiyo shinjitsu keiimeiyoshinjitsu kei meiyo shinjitsu | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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