諱 — hwi

Parts that make up 諱

How 諱 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 諱 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 韋.

Korean example words with 諱

• 휘일諱日 Korean gloss: 조상이 돌아가신 날
• 은휘隱諱 Korean gloss: 꺼리어 감추거나 숨김
• 휘자諱字 Korean gloss: 돌아가신 어른이나 높은 어른의 이름자
• 기휘하다忌諱 Korean gloss: 꺼리거나 두려워 피하다
• 엄휘掩諱 Korean gloss: 가리어 숨김.
• 성휘聖諱 Korean gloss: 죽은 성인의 이름.
• 범휘犯諱 Korean gloss: 남의 비밀을 들추어냄.
• 휘기諱忌 Korean gloss: 숨기고 드러내기를 꺼림.
• 내휘內諱 Korean gloss: 부인의 이름을 이르는 말.
• 묘휘廟諱 Korean gloss: 임금이 죽은 뒤에 지은 휘.
• 초휘初諱 Korean gloss: 돌아가신 어른의 처음 이름.
• 휘질諱疾 Korean gloss: 앓는 병을 숨기고 드러내지 아니함.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 諱

• 諱いみな real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
• 忌諱きき displeasure; offense; offence
• 偏諱へんき one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
• 遠諱おんき semicentennial memorial service
• 避諱ひき avoiding using a name (naming taboo in ancient China)
• 後の諱のちのいみな posthumous name
• 偏諱を賜うへんきをたまう (for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.)
• 忌諱に触れるききにふれる to give offense; to get on someone's nerves; to displease

Characters sharing the phonetic 韋

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “위” in Korean.

Other hanja read “휘”

Other hanja with radical 言