汚名

• 読み: おめい
• ローマ字: omei
• 漢字の分解: 汚 (o/kitana) — filth, disgrace, defile; 名 (mei/na) — name, reputation, fame
• 発音: /o.meː/

意味

Bad reputation; stigma; dishonour; infamy. A name or reputation tarnished by scandal, failure, or wrongdoing.

Composed of 汚 (filth/disgrace) and 名 (name/reputation). Frequently used in the set phrases 汚名をそそぐ (to wash away dishonour) and 汚名を返上する (to restore one's honour by clearing one's name). Indicates a reputation that has become associated with something shameful, often unfairly. More formal and literary than 悪評 (negative reviews/reputation).

例文

1. 冤罪で失った名誉を回復するため、彼は汚名をそそぐ戦いを諦めなかった。
2. 会社は不正経理の発覚で汚名を着せられたが、改革によって信頼を取り戻しつつある。
3. 歴史上の人物が後世に汚名を残すことになった背景は、必ずしも単純ではない。

使い方ガイド

場面: society, politics, reputation, journalism, literature

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

汚 (o, filth/defilement/disgrace) + 名 (mei/na, name/reputation). The contrast between the purity expected of one's name and the defilement of 汚 captures the essence of a ruined reputation. Used in classical Chinese and Japanese texts.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Contemporary

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General