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Kanji Detail for 諡 - "posthumous name"
諡
- Meaning
諡 means "posthumous name."
Posthumous name - A name given to the deceased based on their life achievements.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
posthumous name
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
posthumous name, posthumous title
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) posthumous name or title; (literary) to confer a posthumous name or title
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
posthumous name or title
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
When a person dies and is about to be buried, their deeds are recited, and a posthumous title is established to replace their name.
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