JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 姓: "surname"
The kanji 姓 means "surname". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read セイ, ショウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | surname |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1628 of 2,501 |
Common words with 姓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 姓surname; family name · hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- 百姓farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand · farming
- 小姓(noble's) page
- 姓名(full) name; family name and given name
- 旧姓one's original family name; maiden name
- 同姓同名having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
- 百姓家farmer's home
- 同姓same surname
- 他姓another surname
- お百姓さんfarmer
- 百姓一揆peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt
- 下姓person of humble birth
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