改姓

かいせい

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive change of one's family name
2. Noun changed family name

Kanji

• 改 reform. Read as カイ.
• 姓 surname. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• 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.

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