Readings
Meanings
- hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
Radicals and components
How it's built姓
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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘwoman (女) · life · This is Your Life · cell · drop (丶) · grow up
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1678
On Reading Examples
His parents were farmers.tatoeba Ikeda is my last name, and Kazuko is my first name.tatoeba Write only your family name in capitals.tatoeba 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。せい These days the number of women who don't want to change their family names even after they get married is increasing.tatoebaAdditional Examples
His parents were farmers.tatoeba Ikeda is my last name, and Kazuko is my first name.tatoeba Write only your family name in capitals.tatoeba I know a woman whose first and last names are the same as mine.tatoeba Stroke Order
8 strokes
Surname. 女 (woman) + 生 (birth) — lineage through the mother, the name you are born with. 姓名 — full name.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 姓
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step