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Kanji Detail for 姓 - "surname, title"

姓

  • Meaning

    姓 means "surname, title." Also associated with clan.

    1. Surname - Something indicating bloodline or family lineage.

    2. Clan - Something indicating occupation or family status. "Clan" and "surname" were distinguished but became confused after the Han dynasty.

    3. Title - A designation indicating family status or hereditary office.

  • Words using 姓

    • 旧姓 きゅうせい Listen one's original family name; maiden name
    • 同姓 どうせい Listen same surname
    • 百姓 ひゃくしょう Listen farmer; peasant; farm laborer
    • 姓名 せいめい Listen (full) name; family name and given name

  • Four-character idioms with 姓

    • 易姓革命 えきせいかくめい Listen revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)

  • Tattoo check: 姓

    • Verified meaning: surname, title
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: clan

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    surname

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    one's family name; clan, people

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    family name; surname; to be surnamed ...

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    name, family name, surname; clan, people

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Birth. Anciently, surnames were given based on birth, to indicate one's origin, for distinguishing marriages.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sei(セイ) セイ

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    女 (onna・onnahen)

  • Related Keywords

    surname clan title family name last name hereditary lineage

Sentences including 姓

  • She was a smith before her marriage.

  • I didn't get your last name.

  • I didn't catch your last name.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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