諡し法ほう

noun

rules for assigning posthumous names

A historical term referring to the system or conventions used in ancient China and Japan for bestowing posthumous names (諡) on emperors, nobles, and officials. Rare in everyday modern Japanese; encountered mainly in historical or academic contexts.

• 中ちゅう国ごくの諡し法ほうは、君くん主しゅの死し後ごにその業ぎょう績せきを評ひょう価かして諡おくりなを定さだめる制せい度どである。

  The Chinese system of posthumous naming is a convention where a ruler's achievements are evaluated after death to determine their posthumous name.