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大名 is the title Daimyō in Japanese, which means “lord” or “great name.”
This has the same meaning in Chinese as “great name,” or “your distinguished name.” In ancient Japan, this referred to a feudal lord.
Also sometimes romanized from Japanese as Daimio, Daimyou, Oomiyou, or Oomyou.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 大名 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
大名 see styles |
dà míng da4 ming2 ta ming daimyou / daimyo だいみょう |
More info & calligraphy: Daimyo / Great Name(hist) (See 小名) daimyo (Japanese feudal lord); (place-name) Daimyou Mahānāman |
大名倉 see styles |
oonagura おおなぐら |
(place-name) Oonagura |
大名内 see styles |
daimyouuchi / daimyouchi だいみょううち |
(place-name) Daimyouuchi |
大名和 see styles |
taimiyowa たいみよわ |
(place-name) Taimiyowa |
大名子 see styles |
onako おなこ |
(place-name) Onako |
大名竹 see styles |
daimyoudake / daimyodake だいみょうだけ |
(place-name) Daimyoudake |
大名縣 大名县 see styles |
dà míng xiàn da4 ming2 xian4 ta ming hsien |
Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei |
大名艮 see styles |
dainagon だいなごん |
(place-name) Dainagon |
大名草 see styles |
onaza おなざ |
(place-name) Onaza |
大名計 see styles |
oonabakari おおなばかり |
(personal name) Oonabakari |
大名門 see styles |
oonakado おおなかど |
(surname) Oonakado |
大名鹿 see styles |
oonashishi おおなしし |
(place-name) Oonashishi |
並び大名 see styles |
narabidaimyou / narabidaimyo ならびだいみょう |
(1) someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person; (2) {kabuki} (original meaning) (See 大名) actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background |
久仰大名 see styles |
jiǔ yǎng dà míng jiu3 yang3 da4 ming2 chiu yang ta ming |
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) |
久聞大名 久闻大名 see styles |
jiǔ wén dà míng jiu3 wen2 da4 ming2 chiu wen ta ming |
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite) |
五大名山 see styles |
wǔ dà míng shān wu3 da4 ming2 shan1 wu ta ming shan |
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan |
八月大名 see styles |
hachigatsudaimyou / hachigatsudaimyo はちがつだいみょう |
(expression) (yoji) the 8th month (of the lunar calendar) is the quietest for farmers |
四大名山 see styles |
sì dà míng shān si4 da4 ming2 shan1 ssu ta ming shan shidai myōsan |
The four famous 'hills' or monasteries in China: 普陀 P'u-t'o, for Guanyin, element water; 五臺 Wu-tai, Wen-shu, wind; 峨眉 O-mei, P'uhsien, fire; and 九華 Chiu-hua, Tizang, earth. |
四大名著 see styles |
sì dà míng zhù si4 da4 ming2 zhu4 ssu ta ming chu |
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] |
国主大名 see styles |
kokushudaimyou / kokushudaimyo こくしゅだいみょう |
(hist) (See 国主・2) daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period) |
外様大名 see styles |
tozamadaimyou / tozamadaimyo とざまだいみょう |
(hist) non-Tokugawa daimyo |
大名ノ沢 see styles |
daimeinosawa / daimenosawa だいめいのさわ |
(place-name) Daimeinosawa |
大名倉山 see styles |
oonagurayama おおなぐらやま |
(personal name) Oonagurayama |
大名大塚 see styles |
daimyouootsuka / daimyoootsuka だいみょうおおつか |
(place-name) Daimyouootsuka |
大名小路 see styles |
daimyoukouji / daimyokoji だいみょうこうじ |
(place-name) Daimyoukōji |
大名屋敷 see styles |
daimyouyashiki / daimyoyashiki だいみょうやしき |
(hist) daimyo's mansion |
大名旅行 see styles |
daimyouryokou / daimyoryoko だいみょうりょこう |
traveling in luxury; travelling in luxury; junket |
大名火消 see styles |
daimyouhikeshi / daimyohikeshi だいみょうひけし |
(archaism) local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade |
大名行列 see styles |
daimyougyouretsu / daimyogyoretsu だいみょうぎょうれつ |
(hist) daimyo's procession |
大名計礁 see styles |
oonabakarishou / oonabakarisho おおなばかりしょう |
(personal name) Oonabakarishou |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Daimyo Great Name | 大名 | dai myou / daimyou / dai myo | dà míng / da4 ming2 / da ming / daming | ta ming / taming |
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