Kanken 1
諱
Meaning
Kanji 諱
posthumous (real) name
posthumous (real) name
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偏諱を賜う
へんきをたまう
(for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.)
Example sentences
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古い記録には、その武将の諱が記されている。
the old record includes the deceased commander's real name.
諱を口にするのは失礼だと考えられていた。
uttering that taboo personal name was considered disrespectful.
墓誌には諱だけが静かに刻まれていた。
only the deceased person's real name was quietly engraved on the gravestone.
歴史の授業で諱と通称の違いを学んだ。
in history class, we learned the difference between a real name and a common name.
諱を避ける習慣は今ではあまり見られない。
the custom of avoiding such taboo names is rarely seen today.