いみな
Japanese
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| 諱 忌み名 |
Etymology
忌み (imi, stem of verb いむ (“to avoid”)) + 名 (na, “name”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- 忌み名, 諱: real name (of a deceased person or a noble [2]) in China and Japan
Antonyms
- 仮名 (kemyō, “public name”)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Definition of 忌み名 - JapanDict: Japanese Dictionary