汚名

おめい

Meanings

1. Noun bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma; infamy

Kanji

• 汚 dirty. Read as オ.
• 名 name. Read as メイ.

Example sentences

• その男は反逆者の汚名をきせられた。
  The man was branded as a traitor.
• 彼らは彼に嘘つきの汚名を着せた。
  They branded him as a liar.

Common phrases

• 汚名をそそぐ (おめいをそそぐ) to clear one's name

Words containing 汚名

• 汚名返上 (おめいへんじょう) clearing one's name
• 汚名をそそぐ (おめいをそそぐ) to clear one's name

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