Word Meaning 別姓

べっせい bessei

別姓 is read as べっせい (bessei) and means different surname.

Meaning

English

different surname
married couple maintaining separate surnames

Reading

Kana

べっせい

Romaji

bessei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 133464 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

別姓婚

べっせいこん

marriage in which neither person takes the other's surname

夫婦別姓

ふうふべっせい

use of separate surnames by a married couple

選択的夫婦別姓

せんたくてきふうふべっせい

(system of) optional separate surnames for married couples

別個

べっこ

another

別冊

べっさつ

separate volume

別巻

べっかん

separate volume

別刷り

べつずり

excerpt

別府大学

べっぷだいがく

Beppu University

別時念仏

べつじねんぶつ

recitation of Amida Buddha's name on a specified day and time period (practice of Pure Land Buddhists)

別戸

べっこ

separate house

姓

せい

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

同姓

どうせい

same surname