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禰
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祢
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one's

HSK 10
Society →Religion
Mí, mí
ネ、デイ、ナイ
니
Components
Traditional (禰)
礻 spirit+ 爾 you (literary) =
禰 one's
礻 Meaning component
shì spirit
cult
spirit
爾 Phonetic component
you (literary)
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Simplified (祢)
礻 spirit+ 尔 those =
祢 one's deceased father
礻 Meaning component
shì spirit
cult
spirit
尔 Phonetic component
ěr those
variant of 爾|尔[ěr]
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Notes
Similar Characters
礼 ceremony (jp)社 company祀 sacrifice祁 numerous祆 Ormazda祇 the spirit of the earth祈 supplicate祉 blessings祎 excellent (simp)祓 exorcise祕 confidential (trad)祖 ancestor祗 look祚 throne祛 disperse祜 blessing神 gods祠 ancestral temple祢 one's deceased father (simp)祥 propitious
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
禰
Regular
Modern
Chinese
祢 / 禰 [Mí]
surname Mi
祢 / 禰 [mí]
memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
禰 ねじめ
Nejime surname
禰 ねね
Nene unclassified name
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
禰宜 [ねぎ] #69,034
senior priest (serving under the chief priest and associate chief priest)
宿禰 [すくね] #101,861
Lord (title of respect for nobility, etc.)
刀禰 [とね] #213,630
priest
島土禰利古 [しまとねりこ]
Himalayan ash (Fraxinus griffithii)
権禰宜 [ごんねぎ]
junior priest