surname

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウセイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

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Information

Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:2
Frequency:1628

Vocabulary

ショウ

WordReadingMeaning
ヒャクショウfarmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
ゲショウperson of humble birth
シュショウbirth; lineage; parentage; origin; identity; background; history; past; provenance; origin
ゾクショウsecular surname (of a priest)
ドビャクショウfarmer; peasant

セイ

WordReadingMeaning
キュウセイone's original family name; maiden name
セイメイ(full) name; family name and given name
ドウセイsame surname
イセイdifferent surname; different family name
カイセイchange of one's family name; changed family name

Other

WordReadingMeaning
せいsurname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
しょうsurname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
そうsurname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
すじょうbirth; lineage; parentage; origin; identity; background; history; past; provenance; origin
すぞうbirth; lineage; parentage; origin; identity; background; history; past; provenance; origin