姓名(せいめい)

Etymology

• 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)

Watch out

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