へんたま
Archaic
Meanings
Archaic
Expression
Verb (5-dan, う)
1. (for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.)
Kanji used
biased
posthumous (real) name
grant
Composed of
one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
to give; to do ...