廟号

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
びょう
Jinmeiyō
ごう
Grade: 3
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
廟號 (kyūjitai)
 廟号 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Chinese 廟號庙号 (miàohào, literally temple title)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(びょう)(ごう) (byōgōべうがう (beugau)?

  1. (historical) a temple name (posthumous names for Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese monarchs, used for worshiping them in their dedicated temples; often contains the characters (ancestor, founder of the dynasty) and (lineage))

See also

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