せい
Meanings
Noun
1. surname; family name
2. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
when read as "せい"
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
another surname
same surname
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(full) name; family name and given name
one's original family name; maiden name
real or original name
full name; family name; clan
to assume a new surname
change of one's family name; changed family name
the four Hindu castes; the four great families of the Heian period (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan)
revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)
uji-kabane system; system of clans and hereditary titles (of the Yamato court)
secular surname (of a priest)
the common people
two-character surname (in China); compound surname; family name consisting of two combined names (in ancient Japan)
different surname; different family name
one's current family name; woman's family name after she married
new surname (after marrying, etc.)
mother's family name
former surname; original surname
Chinese surname; Chinese family name
Examples (5 in total)
Watanabe is my family name.
How do you pronounce your last name?
Write only your family name in capitals.