Kanji details for 諱

諱
 
Uses 17 strokes


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- start with 諱
- end with 諱
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posthumous (real) name
KUN:
  • いみな
    imina
  • い.む
    i.mu
ON:
  • キ
    ki
Written with 17 strokes

Radicals:
言 、口 、韋
Example words(showing 7 results)

noun
1.
real name (of a deceased person or a noble)
2.
posthumous name(only relevant for いみな)
See also:贈り名
Other readings:
諱【ただのみな】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to avoid, to refrain from, to shun
2.
to detest(only relevant for 忌む and 諱む)
All readings:
忌む【いむ】
、
斎む【いむ】
、
諱む【いむ】

noun
•
semicentennial memorial service(Buddhist term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
displeasure, offense, offence, disliking
Other readings:
忌諱【きい】

noun
•
posthumous name(archaism)
See also:贈り名

noun
•
one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)

へんきたま
henkiwotamau
expression, Godan-u verb
•
(for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.)(archaism)