な
名
　
に
　
し
お
負
　
う

expression, Godan verb

Emphatic form of 名に負う.
  1. to be famous, to be celebrated, to be worthy of the name.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
な
名
　
に
　
し
お
負
　
う
 名にし負う なにしおう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

name, noted, distinguished
な　メイ　ミョウ (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
defeat, negative, -
ま.ける　フ　お.う (3rd, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)