1.
excellent idea; brilliant plan; bright suggestion
A particularly good or clever idea or plan. Often used when someone comes up with an unexpectedly effective solution.
それは名案だ！
That's a brilliant idea!
何か名案はありませんか。
Do you have any good ideas?
みんなで話し合ったら、名案が浮かんだ。
When we all talked it over, a brilliant idea came to us.
USAGE:
名案 is an approving term for a clever or effective idea. It is often used as an exclamation when someone suggests a good plan.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 名案が浮かぶ (a brilliant idea comes to mind)
- 名案が出る (a good idea emerges)
- 名案を思いつく (to think of an excellent idea)
SIMILAR WORDS:
妙案 also means a clever idea, but implies an even more ingenious or unexpected quality. 良案 is a more neutral "good plan" without the emphatic praise of 名案.