noun
temple name
A two-character posthumous name given to Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese royalty, used in ancestral worship. A specialized historical term.
唐の太宗の廟号は「太宗」である。
The temple name of Emperor Taizong of Tang is 'Taizong'.
noun
name of a mausoleum or shrine
Refers to the name given to a mausoleum or shrine, often associated with the enshrined figure. Less common than the temple name sense.
この廟号は、彼を祀る霊廟の名前に由来する。
This mausoleum name comes from the name of the shrine dedicated to him.
From Chinese 廟號／庙号 (miàohào). The term is composed of 廟 (mausoleum, shrine) and 号 (name, title).