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Japanese word 名字: surname / family name. Meanings and example sentences.

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名字 (みょうじ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

名字 (みょうじ) means surname / family name.

See example sentences below.

名字 at a glance

名字
みょうじmyouji
N2noun
surname / family name
名字みょうじmyoujiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 名字

Core meaning

surname / family name

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼の名字は田中です。

Translation

His surname is Tanaka.

Example 2

名字を書く欄に記入してください。

Translation

Please fill in the surname section.

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