A name given to a deceased person in Japanese Buddhism, typically inscribed on a grave marker or memorial tablet. Often contrasted with 戒名 (kaimyō), which is the precept name received during life or at ordination.
See also: 戒名
The deceased's posthumous Buddhist name is engraved on the gravestone.
We had a priest bestow a posthumous Buddhist name.
Standard kanji spelling for a posthumous Buddhist name.
Alternate kanji spelling using 諡 (posthumous name); less common than 贈り号.
Compound of 贈り (okuri, 'sending off, bestowing') + 号 (gō, 'name, title'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the Buddhist practice of assigning a special name to the deceased.