姓
せい
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); kabane
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun
surname; family name- hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); kabanehistorical term
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- clanArchaic
Example sentences
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Ikeda is my last name, and Kazuko is my first name.
渡辺は、私の姓です。
Watanabe is my family name.
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Ikeda is my last name, and Kazuko is my first name.
姓をどうやって発音する？
How is your surname pronounced?
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She was a Smith before her marriage.
More examples (6)
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Write only your family name in capitals.
あなたの姓が聞き取れなかった。
I didn't get your last name.
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How do you pronounce your last name?
あなたの姓が聞き取れませんでした。
I didn't catch your last name.
最近は、結婚しても自分の姓を変えたくないという女性が増えている。
These days the number of women who don't want to change their family names even after they get married is increasing.
あなたは、スティーブ・ジョブズの姓が「ジューブズ」だったとして、今と同じように成功を収めていたと思いますか？
Do you think that Steve Jobs would have been as successful as he has been if his last name were "Joobs" instead?