Noun
real name (of a deceased person or a noble)
posthumous name
see 贈り名
Also written 諡【いみな】、忌み名【いみな】
9 results for *諱*
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忌むいむ
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verbto avoid; to refrain from; to shun · to detest
忌諱きき
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbdispleasure; offense; offence; disliking
偏諱へんき
Nounone kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
遠諱おんき
Nounsemicentennial memorial service
避諱ひき
Nounavoiding using a name (naming taboo in ancient China)
後の諱のちのいみな
Nounposthumous name
偏諱を賜うへんきをたまう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending(for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.)
忌諱に触れるききにふれる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verbto give offense; to get on someone's nerves; to displease