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    3. 諱

    諱

    諱いみな

    posthumous (real) name

    NTCulture & TraditionsHistoryKanji17 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    いみない.む

    On'yomi

    キ

    posthumous (real) name

    言韋

    言
    口
    韋

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    謙講謹謝謌謚謖謐謝謖謐譁

    Alternative forms of this concept

    訁

    Concepts using this kanji

    後の諱

    posthumous name

    避諱

    avoiding using a name (naming taboo in ancient China)

    遠諱

    semicentennial memorial service

    忌諱に触れる

    to give offense

    偏諱

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

    displeasure

    諱

    real name (of a deceased person or a noble)

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    • 口
    • 言
    • 韋

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    • 忌諱
    • 後の諱
    • 諱
    • 偏諱
    • 偏諱を賜う
    • 遠諱
    • 避諱
    • 忌諱に触れる

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    • 謹
    • 謝
    • 謌
    • 謚
    • 謖
    • 謐
    • 譁

    Variants

    • 訁

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