大名

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	名

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

daimjau > daimjɔː > daimjoː.

Pronunciation

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Noun

大名 (hiragana だいみょう, romaji daimyō, historical hiragana だいみゃう)

1. one who owns much land
2. a warrior who possessed more than 10,000 koku of land; a feudal lord, daimyō

Etymology 2

Noun

大名 (hiragana たいめい, romaji taimei)

1. great honor; fame, reputation

Etymology 3

opona > oɸona > owona > oona > oːna.

Noun

大名 (hiragana おおな, romaji ōna, historical hiragana おほな)

1. a general name for something
2. the name for a large division in a village or town

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
大名

Noun

大名 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dàmíng)

1. (formal) your esteemed given name
2. (literary) your reputation; fame

   久仰大名，幸會幸會! (trad.)

   久仰大名，幸会幸会! (simp.)

   I’ve been looking forward to meeting you for a long time – I’m honoured!

References

• "大名" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-18.