姓 名(せいめい)

せいめい

noun

full name

See also: 声明(せいめい) (statement), 生命(せいめい) (life)

1. full name, surname and given name

A person's complete name including family name and personal name.

姓名(せいめい)を記入(きにゅう)してください。

Please fill in your full name.

Common instruction on forms

姓名(せいめい)判断(はんだん)をしてもらった。

I had my fortune told based on my name.

姓名(せいめい)判断(はんだん) = fortune telling by name

姓名(せいめい)の読(よ)み方(かた)を教(おし)えてください。

Please tell me how to read your full name.

申込書(もうしこみしょ)に姓名(せいめい)と住所(じゅうしょ)を正(ただ)しく書(か)いてください。

Please write your full name and address correctly on the application form.

日本(にほん)では姓名(せいめい)の順番(じゅんばん)が西洋(せいよう)とは逆(ぎゃく)で、姓(せい)が先(さき)に来(く)る。

In Japan, the order of the full name is the reverse of the West, with the surname coming first.

COMPONENTS:

姓(せい) - surname, family name
名(めい) - given name, first name

JAPANESE NAME ORDER:
In Japanese, the family name (姓(せい)) comes first, followed by the given name (名(めい)). This is the opposite of Western name order.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

姓名(せいめい)を書(か)く (to write one's full name)
姓名(せいめい)判断(はんだん) (name-based fortune telling)
姓名(せいめい)の記入(きにゅう) (entering full name on forms)

HOMOPHONES:

声明(せいめい) - statement, declaration
生命(せいめい) - life

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Added 2026.1.12 21:48 · Revised 2026.5.28 0:47

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