名を残す

Meaning

1. expv5s
   to be remembered; to go down in history

Example sentences

• 虎は死して皮を留め、人は死して名を残す。

  A great man will be remembered for his achievements.

• 僕は歴史に名を残すよりも今を幸せに生きたい。

  I'd rather live happily in the present than go down in history.