Anonymous - Tokumei

Japanese: 匿名 - とくめい

〘Name〙 To conceal one's name. To not write one's real name. In letters or works, one may not write one's name, may state only one's status such as "a reader," or may use a pen name, initials, or a pseudonym. [On-Kun Shinbun Jihin (1876)] *Kinseikibun (1875-81) <Jono Arihito> First entry: "There was a person who sent an anonymous letter to the Imperial Court. " [Tang Kokushi Supplement - Lower Volume]

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Japanese:

〘名〙自分の姓名をかくすこと。本名を秘して記さないこと。手紙や著作などの氏名を記さない場合、「一読者」など身分だけを記す場合、ペンネーム、頭文字、仮名などを用いる場合などがある。〔音訓新聞字引（1876）〕※近世紀聞（1875‐81）〈条野有人〉初「禁中へ匿名(トクメイ)の書を投ぜし者あり」〔唐国史補‐下〕

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