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Kanji dictionary: 姓 (surname)
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姓
Surname
This kanji has
8
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 8
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
surname
On reading:
セイ、ショウ
sei, shō
Kun reading:
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姓名
せいめい
one's full name ☆=氏名(しめい)
百姓いっき
ひゃくしょういっき
a peasant uprising (the farmer revolt of the Edo period)
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