How to Say ‘Famous.’ in Japanese
有名な
yuumei na
[yuumei na]
💬 Usage Tip: Some describing words take な before a noun, and 有名 is one of them: 有名な お茶. Compare 静かな 部屋 (shizuka na heya) too.
Phrase Breakdown
有名
yuumei
[yuumei]
Famous
Well-known by many people for favorable reasons.
有名な俳優と写真を撮りました。
I took a picture with a famous actor.
な
na
[na]
na-adjective
A grammatical marker to connect certain adjectives to nouns.
有名な大使館がその通りにあります。
There is a famous embassy on that street.
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