がい
せい

noun

  1. mother's family name.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
がい
せい
外姓 がいせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

outside
ガイ そと はず.す (2nd, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
surname
セイ ショウ (7th, N2)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)