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氏うじ

うじ uji Play N1 Noun

家柄や血筋。姓を指すこともある。 family name

Example 1

人ひとは氏うじより育そだち。

Birth is much, breeding is more.

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Example 2

彼は氏より育ちという言葉どおり、家柄にとらわれず人柄で評価されている。

True to the saying that upbringing matters more than birth, he is judged by his character rather than his family background.

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Kanji breakdown

氏

N1

family name; surname; clan

On reading
シ
Kun reading
うじ、-うじ
Radical
氏
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氏

N3

し

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss

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N2

しめい

full name; identity