Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: surname

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: セイ ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: おんなへん

Meaning: woman, female

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

(せい)   surname, family name

名(せいめい)   full name

(きゅうせい)   maiden name

同名(どうせいどうめい)   same family & personal name

する(かいせいする)   change one's family name

(ひゃくしょう)   farmer, peasant

Onyomi Examples

セイ surname, family name, hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

セイメイ (full) name, family name and given name

キュウセイ one's original family name, maiden name

ドウセイ same surname

セイ surname, family name, hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

ゾクショウ secular surname (of a priest)

小百 コビャクショウ peasant, small farmer