姓
姓 — Surname
surname
On’yomiセイ (sei)
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 姓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姓 | せい sei | surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing) |
| 旧姓 | きゅうせい kyuusei | one's original family name; maiden name |
| 姓名 | せいめい seimei | (full) name; family name and given name |
| 同姓 | どうせい dousei | same surname |
| 百姓 | ひゃくしょう hyakushou | farmer; peasant; farm laborer |
Study notes
姓 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1628 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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