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jmdict 2442490 Active (id: 1983031)
偏諱を賜う
へんきをたまう
1. [exp,v5u] [arch]
▶ (for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.)
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2442480 偏諱【へんき】 1. one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)

Conjugations


History:
3. A 2018-06-21 04:50:03  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
They were only males back then.
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>(for a nobleperson) to bestow one of the kanji in one's name upon someone (e.g. a meritorious retainer, a boy coming of age, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>(for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.)</gloss>
2. A* 2018-06-15 02:49:09  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Is "nobleperson" a widely accepted word?
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>(of a nobleperson) to bestow one of the kanji in one's name upon someone (e.g. a meritorious retainer, a boy coming of age, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>(for a nobleperson) to bestow one of the kanji in one's name upon someone (e.g. a meritorious retainer, a boy coming of age, etc.)</gloss>
1. A 2009-05-24 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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