評 判(ひょうばん)

ひょうばん

noun

reputation, fame

1. reputation, popularity, rumor

The general opinion held about someone or something; what is said about them.

このレストランは評判(ひょうばん)がいい。

This restaurant has a good reputation.

評判(ひょうばん)の新(あたら)しい映画(えいが)を見(み)に行(い)った。

I went to see the new movie that everyone is talking about.

評判(ひょうばん)の = well-known, popular

彼(かれ)の評判(ひょうばん)は会社(かいしゃ)中(じゅう)に広(ひろ)まった。

His reputation spread throughout the company.

評判(ひょうばん) refers to what people generally think or say about someone or something — their reputation or public opinion.

COMMON PATTERNS:

評判(ひょうばん)がいい/わるい: good/bad reputation
評判(ひょうばん)になる: to become popular/famous
評判(ひょうばん)を落(お)とす: to damage one's reputation
評判(ひょうばん)の～: the well-known ～, the popular ～
評判(ひょうばん)を聞(き)く: to hear about someone's reputation
評判(ひょうばん)通(どお)り: as its reputation suggests

USAGE:
Can refer to both good and bad reputations — context makes the meaning clear. When used as a modifier (評判(ひょうばん)の～), it usually implies a positive, well-known reputation.

SIMILAR WORDS:

評価(ひょうか): evaluation, assessment (more formal, often individual judgment)
名声(めいせい): fame, renown (always positive, literary)
うわさ: rumor (often implies gossip, less formal)

Related Words

Synonym: 噂(うわさ) (rumor, gossip (informal))

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Added 2026.1.13 0:30 · Revised 2026.5.27 2:11

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