Word Meaning 元姓

げんせい gensei

元姓 is read as げんせい (gensei) and means former surname.

Meaning

English

former surname
original surname

Reading

Kana

げんせい

Romaji

gensei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 132443 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元総理

もとそうり

former prime minister

元軍

げんぐん

Yuan dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military

元気回復

げんきかいふく

recovering one's spirits

元気百倍

げんきひゃくばい

extremely healthy

元気印

げんきじるし

mark of liveliness

元型

げんけい

archetype

元久

げんきゅう

Genkyū era (1204.2.20-1206.4.27)

姓

せい

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

同姓

どうせい

same surname

百姓

ひゃくしょう

farming

旧姓

きゅうせい

one's original family name

中小姓

ちゅうごしょう

low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)