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姓

Readings

Kana: セイ、ショウ
Romaji: sei, shō
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

surname

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  38
Frequency:  1628
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  seong
Chinese Reading:  xing4
Unicode:  59d3
JIS:  402B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 279
Nelson Index: 1203
New Nelson Index: 1196
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e5.3
Four Corner Index: 4541.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1471
Gakken Index: 1766
Japanese Names Index: 846
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6178
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0668
Remembering the kanji Index: 1557
Kanji Flashcards Index: 450
Kodansha Compact Index: 440
Kanji in Context Index: 598
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 209
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 251
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1571
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1678
Essential Kanji Index: 1150
Kodansha Kanji Index: 334
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1772
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1163

Words

姓 (せい、しょう、そう)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
旧姓 (きゅうせい)
one's former (maiden) name
百姓 (ひゃくしょう)
farmer; peasant; country bumpkin; farming; the common people
小姓 (こしょう)
(noble's) page
姓名 (せいめい)
full name
姓 (かばね)
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); clan
百姓 (ひゃくせい)
the common people
本姓 (ほんせい)
real or original name
同姓 (どうせい)
same surname
姓氏 (せいし)
full name; family name
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