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謚
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谥
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to confer posthumous

HSK 10
Human →Relations
shì, yì
エキ、シ
おくりな
익
Components
Traditional (謚)
言 say+ 益 gain =
謚 to confer posthumous
言 Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
speech
益 Phonetic component
yì gain
profit, benefit
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Simplified (谥)
讠 speech+ 益 gain =
谥 to confer posthumous titles
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
speech
益 Phonetic component
yì gain
profit, benefit
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Notes
Similar Characters
唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
谥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谥 / 謚 [shì]
variant of 諡|谥[shì]
谥 / 謚 [yì]
smiling face
Japanese
諱 、 諡 、 忌み名 いみな 同音

noun

  1. real name (of a deceased person or a noble)
  2. posthumous name
諡 、 謚 し 同音
noun posthumous name; posthumous title
贈り名 、 諡 、 謚 おくりな 同音
noun posthumous name; posthumous title
Example Sentences
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
諱 [いみな] #89,320
real name (of a deceased person or a noble)
贈り名 [おくりな] #105,696
posthumous name
諡号 [しごう] #149,321
posthumous name (based the deeds one has performed in their lifetime)