noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. change of one's family name.

noun

  1. changed family name.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
改姓 かいせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

reformation, change, modify
カイ あらた.める (4th, N2)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
surname
セイ ショウ (Early Jr. High, 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)