Moto 氏: Family Name; Surname; ClanKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- うじ、-うじ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 66 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 同氏どうしthe said person; he
- 氏名しめい(full) name; identity
- 両氏りょうしboth persons
- 氏しMr; Mrs
- 源氏げんじGenji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
- 氏族しぞくclan; family
- セ氏セしCelsius; centigrade
- 彼氏かれしboyfriend
- 摂氏せっしCelsius; centigrade
- カ氏カしFahrenheit
- セ氏温度セしおんどdegrees Celsius
- ハンセン氏病ハンセンしびょうHansen's disease; leprosy
- 住所氏名じゅうしょしめいone's name and address
- 俺氏おれしI; me
- 列氏れっしRéaumur temperature scale; degrees Réaumur
- 列氏温度れっしおんどRéaumur temperature scale; degrees Réaumur
- 創氏改名そうしかいめいthe order forced on Koreans to change their names to Japanese ones
- 失名氏しつめいしunknown person
- 姓氏せいしfull name; family name
- 尚氏しょうしShō clan (royal family of the Ryukyu Kingdom)
- 平氏へいしHeike family; Taira family
- 摂氏温度せっしおんどdegrees Celsius
- 改氏かいしchange of one's surname
- 旦那氏だんなしhubby; (my) husband
- 月氏げっしYuezhi; Rouzhi
- 李氏朝鮮りしちょうせんJoseon Dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty
- 某氏ぼうしa certain person; unnamed person
- 氏ぬしぬto die
- 氏ねしねdrop dead; go to hell
- 氏の意見しのいけんhis opinion
- 氏姓制度しせいせいどuji-kabane system; system of clans and hereditary titles (of the Yamato court)
- 氏族制度しぞくせいどfamily or clan system
- 源氏名げんじな"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
- 源氏星げんじぼしRigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis
- 源氏絵げんじえgenji-e; ukiyo-e depicting scenes from The Tale of Genji
- 無名氏むめいしanonymous person; a nobody
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 氏子うじこshrine parishioner
- 氏神うじがみpatron god; tutelar deity
- 女氏無くして玉の輿に乗るおんなうじなくしてたまのこしにのるeven a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)
- 挨拶は時の氏神あいさつはときのうじがみblessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator
- 時の氏神ときのうじがみperson who turns up at the right moment to help
- 杜氏とうじchief brewer at a sake brewery
- 氏の上うじのかみhead of a clan
- 氏より育ちうじよりそだちnurture over nature; how one is brought up matters more than one's origins
- 氏人うじひとperson of blood lineage; clan member
- 氏子帳うじこちょうshrine visitors' register
- 氏子札うじこふだcharm for shrine visitors
- 氏子総代うじこそうだいparishioner representative
- 氏寺うじでらshrine built to a guardian deity
- 氏文うじぶみancient clan record (incl. their origins, their achievements, etc.)
- 氏素姓うじすじょう(a person's) family background; lineage
- 氏素性うじすじょう(a person's) family background; lineage
Other readings
- カ氏温度かしおんどFahrenheit temperature; degrees Fahrenheit
- 倭漢氏やまとのあやうじYamato no Aya clan
- 東漢氏やまとのあやうじYamato no Aya clan
- 氏上うじのかみhead of a clan
- 氏宗うじのかみhead of a clan
- 氏長うじのかみhead of a clan
- 源氏物語げんじものがたりThe Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
- 漢氏あやうじAya clan
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