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We found 1 point of interest, 43 words, 1 kanji, and 8 examples matching '姓'
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Word search: 43 matches
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noun
1. surname; family name
2. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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0
noun
1. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
2. clan  (archaic)
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3
1. farmer; peasant; country bumpkin  (sensitive)
2. farming
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0
same surname  (opposite: 異姓)
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0
noun
one's former (maiden) name
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Kanji search: 1 match
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セイ   ショウ    surname   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
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あなた
せい
どう
はつおん
発音
する
です
How do you pronounce your last name?
うじ
かばね
みょうじ
名字
って
なに
ちが
んです
What exactly is the difference between the words 'uji', 'kabane' and 'myoji' (three words for 'name')?
かのじょ
彼女
けっこん
結婚
ぜん
スミス
せい
だった
She was a Smith before her marriage.
せい
だけ
だいもんじ
大文字
なさい
Write only your family name in capitals.
さいきん
最近
けっこん
結婚
して
じぶん
自分
せい
えたくない
という
じょせい
女性
えている

These days the number of women who don't want to change their family names even after they get married is increasing.
 
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