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Japanese symbol for “noted”

Romaji: chomei
famous; noted; eminent; prominent

In Japanese, noted is , read (chomei).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, n famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated

Kanji and stroke order

renowned, publish, write
on: チョ、チャク
kun: あらわ.す、いちじる.しい
11 strokes · JLPT 2
name, noted, distinguished
on: メイ、ミョウ
kun: な、-な
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “noted”

WordReadingMeaning
なだかい nadakaifamous; noted; renowned
なだたる nadatarufamous; notorious; noted
なのしれた nanoshiretawell-known; famous; noted

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょしゃ choshaauthor (usu. of a particular book); writer
ちょしょ chosho(written) work; book; writings
ちょさく chosakuwriting (a book); book; (literary) work
けんちょ kenchoremarkable; striking; obvious
めいちょ meichofamous book; masterpiece (literary work)
なまえ namaename
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
めいよ meiyohonor; honour; credit

See also: Chinese symbol for “noted”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.