Vocab Info
N3 Noun
名字surname, family name
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
surname, family name, last name
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苗字 【みょうじ】、名字 【みょうじ】
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あなたの名字を教えて下さい。
Please tell me your last name.
結婚したら名字が変わりました。
My last name changed after getting married.
名字とは、代々伝えられているその家の名である。
A last name is the name of a family that has been passed down through generations.
結婚したらどちらかが名字を変える事になるのが嫌でたまりません。
I can't stand the idea of one of us having to change our last name after getting married.
ごく偶に、どちらが名字でどちらが下の名前か判別がつかない事があります。
Very rarely, it can be difficult to distinguish which is the last name and which is the first name.
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