かい
改
せい
姓

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. change of one's family name.

noun

  1. changed family name.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
改
せい
姓
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)