Word

姓

せい
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Noun

    surname; family name

  2. Noun

    hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

In Spanish

  1. apellido

Other readings
しょう、そう

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

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