諡 — 16 strokes / Radical「言」
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- On
- エキ・シえき・し · eki · shi
- Kun
- おくりなokurina
- Meaning
- a posthumous name
Stroke order
Origin
Word 言 with 益 as phonetic: the name given after death in praise of a person’s virtue.
Compounds
- 諡号しごう
a posthumous title
- 諡おくりな
a posthumous name
Example
諡号を贈って功をたたえる。
They confer a posthumous title in praise of the deeds.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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