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Dictionary: “名字”

名字

みょうじ

surname; family name; last name

Example sentence

How do you spell your family name?

Kanji details

Kun/On information

名
On
めい;みょう
Kun
な;-な
Stroke count
6

・name

・noted

・distinguished

・reputation

1 2 3 4 5 6
字
On
じ
Kun
あざ;あざな;-な
Stroke count
6

・character

・letter

・word

・section of village

1 2 3 4 5 6

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名字帯刀

みょうじたいとう

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right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)