Kanji
諱
kanji character
posthumous (real) name
諱 kanji-諱 posthumous (real) name
諱
Meaning
posthumous (real) name
Readings
Kun'yomi
- いみな real name (of a deceased person or a noble)
- のちの いみな posthumous name
- いむ
On'yomi
- き き displeasure
- へん き one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
- おん き semicentennial memorial service
Practice Writing
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Related Entries
Common Words
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諱 real name (of a deceased person or a noble), posthumous name -
諱 むto avoid, to refrain from, to shun... -
忌 諱 displeasure, offense, offence... -
偏 諱 one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name) -
遠 諱 semicentennial memorial service -
避 諱 avoiding using a name (naming taboo in ancient China) -
後 の諱 posthumous name -
偏 諱 を賜 う(for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.) -
忌 諱 に触 れるto give offense, to get on someone's nerves, to displease