change of one's family name; changed family name
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
the four great families of the age (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan); varna (each of the four Hindu castes)
uji-kabane system; system of clans and hereditary titles (of the Yamato court)
revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)
① 日本人の氏で、単独でも氏として成り立つ語を複数組み合わせたもの。「阿倍」と「引田」から「阿倍引田」など。② 漢民族の姓で、複数の文字から成るもの。「諸葛」など。
different surname; different family name
one's current family name; woman's family name after she married
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
former surname; original surname
Chinese surname; Chinese family name