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姓 – surname
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The kanji 姓 means surname. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ、ショウ (sei, shou). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 女 (no. 38).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | セイ | sei |
| On’yomi | ショウ | shou |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 女 (Kangxi radical 38). Components: 女・生.
Words using 姓
姓せいsurname姓名せいめい(full) name
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.