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姓

姓: surname

surname; family name
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せい: 姓(せい) "surname", 姓名(せいめい) "full name", 旧姓(きゅうせい) "maiden name", 同姓(どうせい) "same surname". しょう in 百姓(ひゃくしょう) "farmer".

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Key words

姓せいsurname
姓名せいめいfull name
旧姓きゅうせいmaiden name
同姓どうせいsame surname
百姓ひゃくしょうfarmer; peasant

Example sentences

When I get married, I plan to use my husband's surname.

I hear my mother's maiden name is Sato.

Farmers in the Edo period lived by growing rice and vegetables.

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