姓しょう
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Meanings
Noun
1. surname; family name
2. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
when read as "せい"
Alt. forms
Kanji used
surname
Pitch accent
しょ
う
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
(noble's) page
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
Examples (4 in total)
Watanabe is my family name.
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Write only your family name in capitals.