Japanese Jouyou-kanji “遺” means “Leave (thing) after death”, “Leave behind” or “Remain behind” etc.
Words |
Meanings |
遺愛(いあい-i a i) |
Bequest, Relic, Items that a deceased person loved while alive |
遺詠(いえい-i ei) |
Posthumous song or poem, Unpublished poems written (composed) shortly before one’s death |
遺影(いえい-i e i) |
Portrait of deceased person |
遺戒 or 遺誡(いかい-i ka i) |
Instructions to one’s descendants, One’s last caution |
遺骸(いがい-iga i) |
Dead body, Corpse, The remains |
遺憾(いかん-i ka n) |
Regret, Shame, Lamentable |
遺棄(いき-i ki) |
Abandonment, Desertion |
遺業(いぎょう-i gyo u) |
Work left undone, Work left at death |
遺訓(いくん-i ku n) |
Teachings (precepts) of a deceased person, Last instructions |
遺薫(いくん-i ku n) |
Lingering scent |
遺賢(いけん-i ke n) |
Able men left out of office |
遺功(いこう-i ko u) |
Achievements left behind by the deceased |
遺稿(いこう-i ko u) |
Posthumous manuscripts, Literary remains |
遺骨(いこつ-i ko tsu) |
Cremated remains |
遺恨(いこん-i ko n) |
Grudge, Hatred, Rancor |
遺作(いさく-i sa ku) |
Posthumous works |
遺産(いさん-i sa n) |
Inheritance, Bequest, Legacy, Heritage |
遺子(いし-i shi) |
Orphan, Posthumous child |
遺志(いし-i shi) |
Wishes of a deceased person, Intention of a deceased person |
遺児(いじ-i ji) |
Orphan, Child left by the deceased |
遺失(いしつ-i shi tsu) |
Loss |
遺珠(いしゅ-i shu) |
Unknown literary masterpiece, Lost pearl |
遺書(いしょ-i sho) |
Testament, Note left by a dead person, Suicide note, Testamentary letter |
遺臣(いしん-i shi n) |
Surviving retainer |
遺制(いせい-i se i) |
Old system that still remains |
遺精(いせい-i se i) |
Oneirogmus, Nocturnal emission, Pollution, Wet dreams |
遺跡 or 遺蹟(いせき-i se ki) |
Remains, Historic site, Histric relies |
遺贈(いぞう-i zo u) |
Bequest, Testamentary gift |
遺族(いぞく-i zo ku) |
Bereaved family, Surviving family, Family of the deceased |
遺体(いたい-i ta i) |
Dead body, Corpse, The remains |
遺沢(いたく-i ta ku) |
Benefits that will remain for posterity |
遺脱(いだつ-i da tsu) |
Omission |
遺著(いちょ-i cho) |
Posthumous work |
遺伝(いでん-i de n) |
Heredity, Inheritance |
遺徳(いとく-i to ku) |
Benefit from ancestors’ virtue, Posthumous influence |
遺尿(いにょう-i nyo u) |
Enuresis, Bed wetting, Incontinentia |
遺髪(いはつ-i ha tsu) |
Hair of the deceased, Hair of dead person |
遺品(いひん-i hi n) |
Articles left by the deceased, Inherited item |
遺風(いふう-i fu u) |
Old traditions and customs |
遺物(いぶつ-i bu tsu) |
Relic, Remains, Memento |
遺文(いぶん-i bu n) |
Literary remains |
遺弊(いへい-i he i) |
Bad customs which remain |
遺編(いへん-i he n) |
Book left behind by the deceased, Old texts or literature |
遺芳(いほう-i ho u) |
Memory or autograph of deceased |
遺墨(いぼく-i bo ku) |
Autographs (brushwork) of departed person |
遺民(いみん-i mi n) |
Survivor |
遺命(いめい-i me i) |
Instruction which was left by a dying person, Will, Dying instructions |
遺留(いりゅう-i ryu u) |
Left behind, Leaving behind, Forgetting |
遺漏(いろう-i ro u) |
Careless mistake, Omission |
遺言(ゆいごん or いごん or いげん-yu i go n (or) i go n (or) i ge n) |
Testament, Will, Last request, Dying wish |
拾遺(しゅうい-shu u i) |
To collect works, stories, etc that were not included in a certain book |
補遺(ほい-ho i) |
Supplement, Addendum, Appendix |
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