四姓

しせい

Also written ししょう

Meanings

1. Noun the four Hindu castes
2. the four great families of the Heian period (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan)

Kanji

• 四 four. Read as シ.
• 姓 surname. Read as セイ.

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