姓
surname
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
8 / 8
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:2
Frequency:1628
Vocabulary
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 百姓 | ヒャクショウ | farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people |
| 下姓 | ゲショウ | person of humble birth |
| 種姓 | シュショウ | birth; lineage; parentage; origin; identity; background; history; past; provenance; origin |
| 俗姓 | ゾクショウ | secular surname (of a priest) |
| 土百姓 | ドビャクショウ | farmer; peasant |
セイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旧姓 | キュウセイ | one's original family name; maiden name |
| 姓名 | セイメイ | (full) name; family name and given name |
| 同姓 | ドウセイ | same surname |
| 異姓 | イセイ | different surname; different family name |
| 改姓 | カイセイ | change of one's family name; changed family name |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姓 | せい | surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing) |
| 姓 | しょう | surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing) |
| 姓 | そう | surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing) |
| 素姓 | すじょう | birth; lineage; parentage; origin; identity; background; history; past; provenance; origin |
| 素姓 | すぞう | birth; lineage; parentage; origin; identity; background; history; past; provenance; origin |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
妊
pregnancy
Grade 8JLPT 1
狂
confuse, crazy, insane, lunatic
Grade 8JLPT 1
性
gender, nature, sex
Grade 5JLPT 3
生
birth, genuine, life
Grade 1JLPT 5
任
appoint, duty, entrust to, responsibility, term
Grade 5JLPT 3
住
dwell, inhabit, live, reside
Grade 3JLPT 4
全
all, complete, entire, fulfill, whole
Grade 3JLPT 3
往
before, chase away, formerly, going, journey, let go, travel
Grade 5JLPT 1
栓
bolt, bung, cork, plug, stopper
Grade 8JLPT 1
柱
cylinder, pillar, post, support
Grade 3JLPT 2