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Words with 諱

Kanji 諱, meaning posthumous (real) name, appears in 8 Japanese vocabulary entries.

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遠諱

おんき

semicentennial memorial service

忌む

いむ

to detest

忌諱

きい

displeasure

後の諱

のちのいみな

posthumous name

避諱

ひき

avoiding using a name (naming taboo in ancient China)

偏諱

へんき

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

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.)

いみな

posthumous name