EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma; infamy

    その男は反逆者の汚名をきせられた。
    The man was branded as a traitor.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile

Kun
けが.すけが.れるけが.らわしいよご.すよご.れるきたな.い
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
908 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-3, 1-3-4SKIP code
3a3.5The Kanji Dictionary
3112.7Four corner code
352deroo
6c5aUnicode hex code
1-17-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2494Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3047New Nelson (John Haig)
222New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
258Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
163Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
196Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1245Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1334Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1246A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1531Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17133Morohashi
1031A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
693Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
706Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
666Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1083Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
907Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1158Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1253Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu1Pinyin reading
oKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Kun
-な
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
177 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3, 4-6-1SKIP code
3d3.12The Kanji Dictionary
2760.0Four corner code
2577deroo
540dUnicode hex code
1-44-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
716New Nelson (John Haig)
2169New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2693Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
112Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
116A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
346Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
131Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3297Morohashi
71A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
82Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140sakade
34Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
55henshall3
53Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
140crowley
82Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
285Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
113Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level