Kanji

姓

姓

surname

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ, ショウ

Nanori (Name Reading)

うじ

Common Readings

ショウ, セイ

Example sentences

姓 せい
結婚 して 、 彼女 は 夫 の 姓 を 名乗る こと に した 。

After getting married, she decided to take her husband's surname.

中臣 なかとみ
中臣 鎌足 は 後 に 藤原 の 姓 を 賜った 。

Nakatomi no Kamatari was later granted the surname Fujiwara.

旧姓 きゅうせい
彼女 は 結婚 後 も 仕事 で は 旧姓 を 使っている 。

She still uses her maiden name at work even after marriage.

姓名 せいめい
願書 に 姓名 を 記入 して ください 。

Please fill in your full name on the application form.

同姓 どうせい
偶然 、 隣 の 席 の 人 も 同姓 だった

Coincidentally, the person in the seat next to me also had the same surname.

Example Vocabulary

姓

せい

surname; family name

百姓

ひゃくしょう

小姓

こしょう

旧姓

きゅうせい

maiden name; previous surname

同姓同名

どうせいどうめい

姓名

せいめい

full name

素姓

すじょう

同姓

どうせい

same surname

お百姓さん

おひゃくしょうさん

姓名判断

せいめいはんだん

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