Meaning
姓 (せい, sei) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “surname,family name”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
結婚して 姓が 変わりました。
I got married and changed my family name.
姓は胡氏。
His family name was Ko.
本姓、広崎。
His main name was Hirosaki.
源姓と称する。
Adopted Minamoto as the family name.
とお百姓さん。
said the farmer.
姓は丸茂とも書く。
The family name Marumo is written in Japanese either "
後に北風姓に改める。
Later, they changed their family name to KITAKAZE (
堯蓂日杲 百姓帰家」。
Red-letter grass grows, the sun rises high and shines, and farmers return home (that is, Ieyasu TOKUGAWA will conquer a country).'
異音同姓に一色田がある。
There is Isshikida as the same surname but with a different pronunciation.
彼の両親はお百姓でした。
His parents were farmers.
いわゆる百姓一揆のこと。
This is generally known as "hyakusho ikki" (peasant's revolt).
彼の 両親はお 百姓でした。
His parents were farmers.