Editing Posthumous name (section)

===''Tsuigō''===
''Tsuigō'' names are derived from the name of locations and [[Japanese era name|era names]], among others. Those Japanese emperors are also sometimes called {{Nihongo|2=帝号|3=teigō|4='emperor name(s)'}}.

Those who were named after the place where the emperor was born, lived or frequented:
* Saga Tennō ({{Lang|ja|嵯峨天皇}}) – [[Emperor Saga]], named after a palace (''in'', {{Lang|ko|院}})
* Ichijō Tennō ({{Lang|ko|一条天皇}}) – [[Emperor Ichijō]], named after an official residence (''tei'', {{Lang|ko|邸}})
* Kōmyō Tennō ({{Lang|ko|光明天皇}}) – [[Emperor Kōmyō]], named after a temple
* Higashiyama Tennō ({{Lang|ko|東山天皇}}) – [[Emperor Higashiyama]], named after a hill
* Meiji Tennō ({{Lang|ko|明治天皇}}) – [[Emperor Meiji]], named after [[Meiji (era)|his era name]]
Those who were named after an emperor whose admirable characteristics resemble those of an earlier one by adding {{Nihongo|2=後|3=Go|4={{Lit.|later}}}} as a prefix to the earlier emperor's name:
* Go-Ichijō Tennō ({{Lang|ja|後一条天皇}}) – [[Emperor Go-Ichijō]], who was preceded by [[Emperor Ichijō]]
* Go-Daigo Tennō ({{Lang|ja|後醍醐天皇}}) – [[Emperor Go-Daigo]], who was preceded by [[Emperor Daigo]]
* Go-Sakuramachi Tennō ({{Lang|ja|後桜町天皇}}) – [[Empress Go-Sakuramachi]], who was preceded by her father [[Emperor Sakuramachi]]
The posthumous name of some emperors was derived from the combination of characters from two previous emperors' posthumous names:
* [[Empress Genmei|Empress Gen<u>mei</u>]]<ref group="lower-alpha">{{nihongo||元明天皇|Genmei Tennō|}}</ref> + [[Empress Genshō|Empress Gen<u>shō</u>]]<ref group="lower-alpha">{{Nihongo|2=元正天皇|3=Genshō Tennō}}</ref> → [[Empress Meishō]]<ref group="lower-alpha">{{Nihongo|2=明正天皇|3=Meishō Tennō}}</ref>
* [[Empress Kōken|Empress <u>Shō</u>toku]]<ref group="lower-alpha">{{Nihongo|2=称徳天皇|3=Shōtoku Tennō}}</ref> + [[Emperor Kōnin|Emperor <u>Kō</u>nin]]<ref group="lower-alpha">{{Nihongo|2=光仁天皇|3=Kōnin Tennō}}</ref> → [[Emperor Shōkō]]<ref group="lower-alpha">{{Nihongo|2=称光天皇|3=Shōkō Tennō}}</ref>