せい
Meanings
Noun
1. surname; family name
2. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
when read as "せい"
Kanji used
surname
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
(full) name; family name and given name
one's original family name; maiden name
same surname
full name; family name
real or original name
to assume a new surname
change of one's family name; changed family name
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
another surname
the four great families of the age (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan); varna (each of the four Hindu castes)
uji-kabane system; system of clans and hereditary titles (of the Yamato court)
revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)
secular surname (of a priest)
two-character surname (in China); compound surname; family name consisting of two combined names (in ancient Japan)
different surname; different family name
one's current family name; woman's family name after she married
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
mother's family name
former surname; original surname
the common people
Chinese surname; Chinese family name
Examples (4 in total)
Watanabe is my family name.
How do you pronounce your last name?
Write only your family name in capitals.