Word Meaning 創氏改名

そうしかいめい soushikaimei

創氏改名 is read as そうしかいめい (soushikaimei) and means the order forced on Koreans to change their names to Japanese ones.

Meaning

English

  1. the order forced on Koreans to change their names to Japanese ones

Reading

Kana

そうしかいめい

Romaji

soushikaimei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 30244 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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氏名

うじな

(full) name

住所氏名

じゅうしょしめい

one's name and address

源氏名

げんじな

"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha

改名

かいめい

name change

改氏

かいし

change of one's surname

無名氏

むめいし

anonymous person

氏名権

しめいけん

right to use one's name

失名氏

しつめいし

unknown person

きず

(emotional) hurt

創立

そうりつ

establishment

創作

そうさく

fabrication

創造

そうぞう

Creation (by God)