メイモク
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. name; title; appellation; (something) nominal
I hate to say it, but he's pretty much a boss in name only.
2. (under the) pretext (of); pretense
I went outside under the pretext of taking a break.
Pitch accent
メ
イモク
Composed of
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for played stones; counter for surrounded points
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
nominal; in name (only)
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
nominalism; terminism
Examples (7 in total)
The grand pretext vanished in an instant.
I wonder how much they're spending under the pretext of an inspection.
I went outside under the pretext of taking a break.
Price increases explain the difference between the real and nominal growth rates.
I hate to say it, but he's pretty much a boss in name only.
There was also the pretext of protecting her, but in the end that's nothing more than an excuse.
It was clear that the March lectures would be lectures in name only.