姓氏

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Chinese

surname; family name; name clan name; maiden name
trad. (姓氏) 姓 氏
simp. #(姓氏) 姓 氏
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Pronunciation

Noun

姓氏

  1. family name; surname

Synonyms

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
姓 氏
せい
Grade: S 		し
Grade: 4
kan'on

Noun

姓(せい)氏(し) • (seishi) 

  1. lineage/genealogy (かばね) and parentage/ancestry (うじ)
  2. family name, surname

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
姓 氏
しょう
Grade: S 		し > じ
Grade: 4
goon

Noun

姓(しょう)氏(じ) • (shōji) 

  1. same as above

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
姓氏

Noun

姓氏 • (seongssi) (hangeul 성씨)

  1. hanja form? of 성씨 (“surname”)
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