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Noun
1. posthumous name; posthumous title
Wikipedia definition
2. Posthumous nameA posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during his life. The posthumous name is commonly used when naming royalty of China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan. Posthumous names in China and Vietnam were also given to honor lifetime accomplishments of many people who did not have hereditary titles, for example to successful courtiers.
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Read “諡” on Japanese Wikipedia
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Other forms
おくり名 【おくりな】諡 【おくりな】謚 【おくりな】
Notes
謚: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.

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