氏

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: うじ

画数かくすう: 4 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 氏(うじ)

Meaning

Clan / Surname / Family Name / Lineage

  • 氏名しめい — full name
  • 氏族しぞく — clan / kin group
  • 姓氏せいし — surnames
  • 氏神うじがみ — guardian deity

This character originally depicted a tool shape, later borrowed for “clan” or “family name.” It remains central in surname-related words, linking history with modern Japanese naming.

氏名しめい記入きにゅうしてください。
Please fill in your full name.

かれうじ藤原ふじわらです。
His clan name is Fujiwara.

古代こだい日本にほんでは 氏族しぞく重要じゅうようでした。
In ancient Japan, clans were very important.

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氏名しめい — full name
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