いみな

Japanese

Alternative spellings

忌み名

Etymology

() (imi, stem of verb いむ (to avoid)) + () (na, name).

Pronunciation

Noun

いみな • (iminaいみな (imina)?

  1. 忌み名, : real name (of a deceased person or a noble [2]) in China and Japan
    1. : personal name of a nobility (公家) or a samurai (武家) , taboo to use during their lifetime
      ()()上野介(こうずけのすけ)(いみな)は、(よし)(なか)といいました。
      Kira Kōzukenosuke no imina wa, Yoshinaka to īmashita.
      Kira Kōzuke-no-suke ("assistant director of Kōzuke Province") 's real name was Yoshinaka.
      (しょ)(かつ)(こう)(めい)(いみな)は、(りょう)といいました。
      Shokatsu Kōmei no imina wa, Ryō to īmashita.
      Zhuge Kongming's given name was Liang.
    2. , , : posthumous name
      Synonyms: おくりな, 贈り名, 諡号, 追号

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