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名字 (みょうじ): surname, family name — Japanese vocabulary

名字 is read みょうじ and means "surname, family name". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

名字

Reading
みょうじ · myouji
Translation
surname, family name
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
みょうじが

Example

あなたの名字はどうつづるのですか。

あなたのみょうじはどうつづるのですか。

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Kanji in this word

  • 名 — name, famous
  • 字 — Character, Letter, Word

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