諱

諱 U+8AF1, 諱 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8AF1 ← 諰 [U+8AF0] CJK Unified Ideographs 諲 → [U+8AF2]

諱 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 卜口木一手 (YRDMQ), four-corner 0465₆, composition ⿰訁韋)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1171, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35733
• Dae Jaweon: page 1636, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4003, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8AF1

trad.		諱
simp.		讳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰʷɯls) : semantic 言 + phonetic 韋 (OC *ɢʷɯl).

諱

1. to avoid mentioning
2. to avoid; to regard as taboo
3. taboo
4. (historical) name of a deceased emperor or elder
5. (obsolete) to fear; to dread
6. (obsolete, euphemistic) to die

• “諱”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. "real" name used during life, as opposed to a posthumous name

• On (unclassified): き (ki)
• Kun: いむ (imu, 諱む)、いみな (imina, 諱)

Kanji in this term
諱
いみな Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 諱 – see the following entry.

【いみな】 [noun] personal name of a ruler, taboo to use during their lifetime [noun] posthumous name Alternative spelling 忌み名

(This term, 諱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

諱 (eum 휘 (hwi))

1. conceal
2. shun
3. regard as taboo

諱: Hán Nôm readings: húy/huý

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