めいせい
Meanings
Expression
Verb (1-dan)
1. to become famous; to gain fame
Kanji used
name
voice
gain
Composed of
fame; reputation; renown
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Examples (2 in total)
He hoped to find fame as a poet.
Many great thinkers who were unknown while alive became famous after death.