Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    change of one's family name

    家名を嵯峨と改姓したのは明治3年でした。
    It was the third year of Meiji when their family name was changed to Saga.
  2. Noun

    changed family name

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

Kun
あらた.めるあらた.まる
On
カイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
147 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
4i3.1The Kanji Dictionary
1874.0Four corner code
3566deroo
6539Unicode hex code
1-18-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1464Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2332New Nelson (John Haig)
243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
287Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
216Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
528Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
567Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
294A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
379Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
691Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13114Morohashi
435A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
514Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
523Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
359sakade
584Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
458henshall3
475Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
289crowley
726Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
933Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
534Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gai3Pinyin reading
gaeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

surname

On
セイショウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1628 of 2500
Radical
woman
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3e5.3The Kanji Dictionary
4541.0Four corner code
1772deroo
59d3Unicode hex code
1-32-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1203Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1196New Nelson (John Haig)
279New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
334Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
209Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
251Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1557Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1678Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1766A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
846Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1150Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6178Morohashi
1471A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1746Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1869Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
450Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1163Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
598Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
440Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1571Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing4Pinyin reading
seongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level