有名無実（ゆうめいむじつ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 5
Meaning: nominal but not real
Example sentences
- その制度は有名無実になっている。 — That system exists in name only.
- 有名無実の規則を見直す。 — To reexamine a rule that exists only on paper.
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