How to Say ‘Is famous’ in Japanese
有名です
yuumei desu
[yuu-may dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [有名です] is the polite way to say 'is famous.' Simple and very useful for giving opinions about brands.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This phrase works well when comparing well-known companies: [トヨタは有名です], [ホンダも有名です], and so on.
Phrase Breakdown
有名
yuumei
[yuu-may]
famous
Means famous or well-known. It describes a person, place, company, or thing.
ホンダは有名です。
Honda is famous.
です
desu
[dess]
is / polite ending
Polite ending used to complete the statement 有名です, meaning is famous.
日産は有名です。
Nissan is famous.
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