Compare: 姓 vs 姓

姓せい

surname; family name

姓かばね

hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); kabane

せい姓

N5CommonNoun

surname; family name

池田が姓(せい)で和子が名(な)です。

Ikeda is my last name, and Kazuko is my first name.

彼女は結婚前(まえ)スミス姓(せい)だった。

She was a Smith before her marriage.

かばね姓

N3Noun

hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); kabane