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姓
Kanji meaning "surname"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1945
JLPT N2
Secondary
Kanken Level 4
WaniKani Level 36
RTK
KLC Volume 4
TMW Major Idol
8 strokes
Meanings
surname
On'yomi
セイ
ショウ
Stroke order
(8 strokes)
Composed of
女
woman
radical
生
life
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Reading usage
せい
42 (52%)
しょう
35 (43%)
じょう
3 (4%)
かばね
1 (1%)
姓
(
せい
)
surname
#13280
旧
(
きゅう
)
姓
(
せい
)
one's original family name
#29662
同
(
どう
)
姓
(
せい
)
同
(
どう
)
名
(
めい
)
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
#36883
姓
(
せい
)
名
(
めい
)
(full) name
#41090
同
(
どう
)
姓
(
せい
)
same surname
#69791
姓
(
せい
)
名
(
めい
)
判
(
はん
)
断
(
だん
)
fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name
#84222
夫
(
ふう
)
婦
(
ふ
)
別
(
べっ
)
姓
(
せい
)
use of separate surnames by a married couple
#115471
姓
(
せい
)
が
変
(
か
)
わる
to assume a new surname
#121290
改
(
かい
)
姓
(
せい
)
change of one's family name
#135850
別
(
べっ
)
姓
(
せい
)
different surname
#148661
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Most common words using this kanji
姓
(
せい
)
surname
#13280
旧
(
きゅう
)
姓
(
せい
)
one's original family name
#29662
百
(
ひゃく
)
姓
(
しょう
)
farmer
#30135
同
(
どう
)
姓
(
せい
)
同
(
どう
)
名
(
めい
)
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
#36883
姓
(
せい
)
名
(
めい
)
(full) name
#41090
小
(
こ
)
姓
(
しょう
)
(noble's) page
#48673
同
(
どう
)
姓
(
せい
)
same surname
#69791
素
(
す
)
姓
(
じょう
)
birth
#79028
お
百
(
ひゃく
)
姓
(
しょう
)
さん
farmer
#81737
姓
(
せい
)
名
(
めい
)
判
(
はん
)
断
(
だん
)
fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name
#84222
百
(
ひゃく
)
姓
(
しょう
)
家
(
や
)
farmer's home
#106874
夫
(
ふう
)
婦
(
ふ
)
別
(
べっ
)
姓
(
せい
)
use of separate surnames by a married couple
#115471
姓
(
せい
)
が
変
(
か
)
わる
to assume a new surname
#121290
百
(
ひゃく
)
姓
(
しょう
)
一
(
いっ
)
揆
(
き
)
peasant uprising (Edo period)
#134238
改
(
かい
)
姓
(
せい
)
change of one's family name
#135850
どん
百
(
びゃく
)
姓
(
しょう
)
dirt-poor farmer
#142308
別
(
べっ
)
姓
(
せい
)
different surname
#148661
土
(
ど
)
百
(
びゃく
)
姓
(
しょう
)
farmer
#158183
本
(
ほん
)
姓
(
せい
)
real or original name
#170948
姓
(
せい
)
氏
(
し
)
full name
#175187
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