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氏 : Family name

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family name, surname, clan (radical 83)

On 'yomi:
(shi)
Kun 'yomi:
うじ(uji) -うじ(uji)
Strokes:4
Radical: (83)
Usage Rating:84
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:4
Unicode:06c0f
jis208:27-65
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氏 Usage examples

素性(うじすじょう)
素姓(うじすじょう)
lineage
より育ち(うじよりそだち)birth is much, but breeding is more
姓制度(しせいせいど)uji-kabane system, system of clans and hereditary titles (of the Yamato court)
の意見(しのいけん)his opinion
(とうし)Fujiwara family
(とじ)chief brewer at a sake brewery
(かし)
(かし)
degrees Fahrenheit
改名(そうしかいめい)the order forced on Koreans to change their names to Japanese ones
(がいし)the said person, the target (person)
朝鮮(りしちょうせん)Joseon Dynasty, Yi Dynasty (1392-1910) Korea
ハンセン(ハンセンしびょう)leprosy
()counter for people, him, Ms, Miss
(げんじな)"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha