Ugly name - Shikona

Japanese: 醜名 - しこな

〘Noun〙① A pseudonym. A real name. A real name. ※Kanchiin Honmyōgishō (1241) “Imina imu kakuru shikona”② A word used to humble one's name. ※Okagami (early 12th century) 3 “A woman of wisdom (Akimasa) is not fit to be called by Yukinari’s name.”③ A nickname. An alternative name. ※Sekkyōbushi・Okuri (Gyobutsu Emaki) (mid 17th century) 10 “When a woman of a certain age is called a great woman, she is called by her master, and she is called by her master’s name. She is called by her master’s name, and she is called by her master’s name.④ (It is also written as “shikona”, but it is a phonetic spelling.) A name given to a sumo wrestler. Such as Tanikaze, Raiden, Futabayama, etc. ※Edict from Kanpo Shusei, 45th year, July 1649 (Keian 2) "If anyone has been given a nickname, please report it immediately. Even if a wrestler has been given a nickname since ancient times, it is necessary to keep the name strong from now on, and there will be no need to use it."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① いみ名のこと。本名。実名。※観智院本名義抄（1241）「諱イミナイムカクルシコナ」② 自分の名をへりくだっていう語。※大鏡（１２Ｃ前）三「明理(あきまさ)の乱行に、行成がしこなよぶべきにあらず」③ あだな。異名。※説経節・をくり（御物絵巻）（１７Ｃ中）一〇「としにもたらぬ女ばうの、ごしゃうだいじと、たしなむに、いざや、しこなをつけて、よばんとて、ひたちこはぎを、ひきかへて、ねんぶつこはぎと、おつけある」④ (「四股名」とも書くがあて字) 相撲の力士の呼び名。谷風、雷電、双葉山などの類。※御触書寛保集成‐四五・慶安二年（1649）七月「しこ名之異名を付候もの有之候はば、早々可申上候、いにしへより相撲取候もの異名付候とも、向後は其名堅可為無用事」

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