Translingual

Han character

祢 (radical 113 示+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 戈火弓火 (IFNF))

1. one’s deceased father
2. second person pronoun for God: thou

Descendants

• ね
• ネ

References

• KangXi: page 842, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24679
• Dae Jaweon: page 1262, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2394, character 4
• Unihan data for U+7962

Chinese

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Pronoun

祢

1. (deity) You; Thou
   • 當我們同心敬拜，祢榮耀充滿這地。 [MSC, trad.]
     当我们同心敬拜，祢荣耀充满这地。 [MSC, simp.]
     From: 天匙敬拜赞美团 (Keys Of Worship), 合一宣教 (Oneness in Mission)

     Dāng wǒmen tóngxīn jìngbài, Nǐ róngyào chōngmǎn zhè dì. [Pinyin]

     As we worship You, O Lord, may Your glory fill this place!

   • 願我一生全然歸祢，獻在壇上，來為祢發亮。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     愿我一生全然归祢，献在坛上，来为祢发亮。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
     From: 角聲使團 (Herald Crusaders), 全然歸祢

     Jyun⁶ ngo⁵ jat¹ saang¹ cyun⁴ jin⁴ gwai¹nei⁵, hin³ zoi⁶ taan⁴ soeng⁶, loi⁴ wai⁶nei⁵ faat³ loeng⁶. [Jyutping]

     May my whole life be given back to You, offered on the altar, to shine for You.

   • 主祢的疼引導我的路，保護我。 [Min Nan, trad.]
     主祢的疼引导我的路，保护我。 [Min Nan, simp.]
     From: 讚美之泉 (Stream of Praise), 主祢的疼 (Lord, It's Your Love)

     Chú Lí ê thiàⁿ ín-chhōa góa ê lō͘, pó-hō͘ góa. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Lord, it's Your love, guides me on my way with Your light.

   • 祢个能力大到連仇敵也降服祢。 [Hakka, trad.]
     祢个能力大到连仇敌也降服祢。 [Hakka, simp.]
     From: 客家聖樂團, 全世界大家愛敬拜祢

     Ngì ke nèn-li̍t thai to lièn sù-thi̍t ya hòng-fu̍k Ngì. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]

     Your power is so big that the enemies surrender to You.

Related terms

Japanese

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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Readings

• On: でい (dei), ない (nai), ね (ne)
• Kun: かたしろ (katashiro)

Korean

Hanja

祢 • ‎(ni>i) (hangeul 니>이, revised ni>i, McCune-Reischauer ni>i, Yale ni>i)

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