偏諱

へんき

Meanings

1. Noun one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name) See also: 偏諱を賜う (へんきをたまう).

Kanji

• 偏 biased. Read as ヘン.
• 諱 posthumous (real) name. Read as キ.

Common phrases

• 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.)

Words containing 偏諱

• 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.)

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