姓
姓 — surname
- JLPT
- JLPT N2
- Strokes
- 8
- Taught in
- Secondary school
- Frequency
- #1628 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- せい sei
- しょう shou
- せい sei
Words that use 姓
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.