汚名

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 汚名 (おめい) is a disgraceful reputation attached to someone. It appears in idioms for clearing or relinquishing it.
• Basic usage: A protagonist seeks to clear a traitor stigma; restoring reputation after a label takes time.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Clearing a false stigma and repairing damaged reputation
  • 汚名を晴らす and 汚名を返上する are idioms. The stain is social, not physical.