Jisho

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みょうじ 苗字
Common word JLPT N2 Wanikani level 4 Wanikani level 51 Links
Noun
1. surname; family name; last name​See also 名前
Place
2. Myouji​
Wikipedia definition
3. Japanese name​in modern times usually consist of a family name, followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation. The kanji for a name may have a variety of possible Japanese pronunciations, but parents might use hiragana or katakana when giving a birth name to their newborn child.
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名字 【みょうじ】

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