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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of あだ名 – see the following entry.
渾名あだな
[noun] [from 1614] a nickname
[noun] [from 1614] a pet name, a term of endearment
[verb] [from mid-1800s] to nickname
Alternative spelling
綽名
(This term, あだ名, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)