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N1 Noun, No-adjective

名門(めいもん)noted family, noble family, prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      noted family, noble family

    2. Noun, No-adjective

      2.

      prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

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    名門 【めいもん】

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      (ぼく)名門(めいもん)学校(がっこう)(かよ)いたいです。

      I want to attend a prestigious school. {noted family, noble family, prestigious school, organization, business, etc.}

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      名門(めいもん)大学(だいがく)入学(にゅうがく)するのは非常(ひじょう)(むずか)しい。

      Entering a prestigious university is very difficult. {noted family, noble family, prestigious school, organization, business, etc.}

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      彼女(かのじょ)名門(めいもん)()なので、裕福(ゆうふく)知名度(ちめいど)もあります。

      She is from a prestigious family, so she is wealthy and also well-known. {noted family, noble family, prestigious school, organization, business, etc.}

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      初戦(しょせん)名門(めいもん)のH(こう)対戦(たいせん)することになるとは…くじ(うん)()いな。

      I can't believe we're going up against the prestigious H High School in the first round... We're just not lucky with the draw. {noted family, noble family, prestigious school, organization, business, etc.}

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      名門(めいもん)()であるからといって(かれ)人間(にんげん)(てき)にも(すぐ)れているとは(かぎ)りません。

      Just because he comes from a noted family does not necessarily mean he is superior as a person. {noted family, noble family, prestigious school, organization, business, etc.}

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