Kanji Details:
- 姓
- Frequency:1628
- Kun: nan
- On: セイ, ショウ
- Meaning: surname
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 姓 せい, しょう, そう surname, family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing) 旧姓 きゅうせい one's former (maiden) name 同姓 どうせい same surname 百姓 ひゃくしょう farmer, peasant, country bumpkin; farming; the common people 姓名 せいめい full name 姓 かばね hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); clan 異姓 いせい different surname, different family name 下姓 げしょう person of humble birth 改姓 かいせい changing one's family name 姓氏 せいし full name, family name