めいよ
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. honor; honour; credit; prestige
Pitch accent
いよ
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
honorary position
desire for fame
honorary member
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
emeritus professor
honorary president
honorary citizen
honorary award
Glorious Revolution (1688-1689)
honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa); honorary whites
honorable discharge; honourable discharge
love of fame
honor killing; honour killing
honorary doctorate
honorary consul; honourary consul
stripping of honours (as a means of punishment); stripping of rights; public humiliation
honor killing; honour killing
Examples (13 in total)
I felt that my honor was at stake.
It is a great honor to be invited.
The boy is a credit to our school.