Info on the Kanji 姓 | What's a Kanji? |
| surname | |
| onyomi | SEI, SHOU |
| kunyomi | |
| stroke count | 8 |
| grade | s |
| jlpt level | N2 |
| Example words with 姓 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 姓せい sei | hereditary title / clan |
| 下姓したせい shita sei | person of humble birth |
| 外姓そとせい soto sei | mothers family name |
| 元姓もとせい moto sei | former surname / original surname |
| 四姓しせい shi sei | the four great families of the age / varna |
| 種姓たねせい tane sei | birth / lineage / parentage / origin / identity / background / history |
| 小姓こしょう koshou | page |
| 姓名せいめい seimei | full name |
| 他姓ほかせい hoka sei | another surname |
| 同姓どうせい dousei | same surname |
| 八姓はちせい hachi sei | eight hereditary titles |
| 百姓ひゃくしょう hyakushou | imperial subjects / the people |
| 本姓ほんせい hon sei | real or original name |
| 四種姓したねせい shi tane sei | varna |
| 小百姓しょうひゃくしょう shou hyakushou | peasant / small farmer |
| 中小姓ちゅうしょうせい chuushou sei | low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings |
| 土百姓つちひゃくしょう tsuchi hyakushou | dirt-poor farmer |
| 八色姓はちしょくせい hachi shoku sei | eight hereditary titles |
| 方向姓ほうこうせい houkou sei | trend / course of action / direction / directionality / directivity / orientation / directional / vectorial |
| 易姓革命えきせいかくめい eki sei kakumei | revolution decreed by heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue |
| 同姓同名どうせいどうめい douseidoumei | same family and personal name |
| 八色の姓はちしょくのせい hachi shoku no sei | eight hereditary titles |
| 被官百姓ひかんひゃくしょう hi kan hyakushou | serf |
| 百姓読みひゃくしょうよみ hyakushou yomi | reading kanji in a nonstandard way |
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| Example Sentences with 姓 |
| 家名を嵯峨と改姓したのは明治３年でした。 彼女は結婚前スミス姓だった。 彼の両親はお百姓でした。 池田が姓で和子が名です。 |
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