諱

17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

posthumous (real) name

Kun'yomi
  • いみな
    		real name (of a deceased person or a noble) ②posthumous name
  • いむ
    		to avoid ②to detest
On'yomi
  • キ

Main Radical

言(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キ 55.6%
いみな 44.4%

Character Breakdown

posthumous (real) name
キ　いみな　い.む (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ　そむ.く (Kentei 1)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

Common Words

き
忌
き
諱
displeasure
いみな
諱
real name (of a deceased person or a noble) ②posthumous name
へん
偏
き
諱
one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
へん
偏
き
諱
　
を
たま
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.)
おん
遠
き
諱
semicentennial memorial service
ひ
避
き
諱
avoiding using a name (naming taboo in ancient China)
のち
後
　
の
いみな
諱
posthumous name
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 8AF1
JIS X 0208 1-75-65
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4397
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5677
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35733
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a10.8
Four corner code 0465.6