What does kanji 姓 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 姓 is surname.

How is kanji 姓 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 姓 are セイ, ショウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 姓?

The main radical for kanji 姓 is 女.

What words use kanji 姓?

Example words that use kanji 姓 include 姓, 姓名, 姓が変わる, 姓氏.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 4

姓

Meaning

Kanji 姓

surname

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: セイショウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1628
Strokes: 8
Radical: 女
Components: 女 • 生
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

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Showing 27 of 51 entries that include this kanji.

姓

しょう

hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

姓名

せいめい

(full) name

姓が変わる

せいがかわる

to assume a new surname

姓氏

せいし

full name

姓名判断

せいめいはんだん

fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name

姓名不詳

せいめいふしょう

unidentified

同姓

どうせい

same surname

百姓

ひゃくしょう

farming

種姓

しゅしょう

provenance

旧姓

きゅうせい

one's original family name

どん百姓

どんびゃくしょう

dirt-poor farmer

ど百姓

どびゃくしょう

dirt-poor farmer

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Example sentences

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あなたの姓は何ですか。

What is your surname?

この書類には姓だけ書いてください。

Please write only your surname on this form.

彼女は結婚して姓が変わった。

Her surname changed after she got married.

名ではなく姓を先に書く国もある。

Some countries write the surname first rather than the given name.

同じ姓の人がクラスに三人いる。

There are three people in the class with the same surname.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

姓名月兔 Tsukito

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