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偏諱を賜う

Reading

Kana: へんきをたまう
Romaji: henkiwotamau
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Definition

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(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.)

Note: archaism

Kanji

偏
Readings: ヘン、 かたよ.る
Meanings: partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased
諱
Readings: キ、 いみな、 い.む
Meaning: posthumous (real) name
賜
Readings: シ、 たまわ.る、 たま.う、 たも.う
Meanings: grant, gift, boon, results