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honour

Japanese translation: 名誉

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English term or phrase:honour
Japanese translation:名誉
Entered by: satoko takiguchi

04:54 Apr 9, 2004
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: honour
Would like to know what the kungi is for the word honour.
Petrina Baldwin
名誉・敬意
Explanation:
名誉（めいよ）Meiyo
敬意（けいい）Keii
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satoko takiguchi
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Local time: 02:31
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5名誉・敬意
satoko takiguchi
5 +3栄誉、光栄、名誉
humbird


  

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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
名誉・敬意


Explanation:
名誉（めいよ）Meiyo
敬意（けいい）Keii

satoko takiguchi
Japan
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Japanese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mumu Watanabe (X)
14 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Linden Tree LS
9 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  kotobuki
9 hrs
  -> thanks
neutral  humbird: I'm afraid 敬意 is accurate translation for "honour".
11 hrs
  -> honour=２．敬意　from リーダーズ(maybe you wanted to say "is not accurate"??)
agree  Minoru Kuwahara: 栄誉、誉、あっぱれ〜（笑）。-
22 hrs
  -> もし、刺青なんかだったら「天晴」なんていいかも！（笑）
agree  Rajiv Arora
16 days
  -> thanks
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
栄誉、光栄、名誉


Explanation:
Following are just one example for each Kanji used in each context.
栄誉 (It's a great honour to take part in this organization.)
光栄 (It's a great honour to be here.)
名誉 (I think it's a great honour.)

By the way you know "honour" is British English, and it's spelled "honor" in American English.

Hope this helps.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Minoru Kuwahara: She's presenting good examples, for which I might add a verb version, with a comment on American and British spelling difference. ↓ Kurt: That's 名誉, I guess. -
11 hrs
agree  Mumu Watanabe (X)
2 days 7 hrs
agree  Kurt Hammond: which of these would be most like the kind of "honor" that Klingons on Star Trek talk about, for instance? "We die for honor. We do anything for honor." (名誉？）
4 days
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