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苗字
みょうじ
noun
Meanings
1
surname
2
family name
3
last name
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 苗字 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
苗
Seedling, Sapling, Shoot
8 strokes
字
Character, Letter, Word
6 strokes
More words with
苗
苗
なえ ·
rice seedling
N1
苗木
なえぎ ·
seedling
More words with
字
黒字
くろじ ·
balance (figure) in the black
N1
数字
すうじ ·
numeral
N3
赤字
Full entry on Jisho
あかじ ·
deficit
N1
文字
もんじ ·
letter (of alphabet)
N3
文字
もじ ·
letter (of alphabet)
N3
漢字
かんじ ·
kanji
N5
字
あざ ·
section of village
文字通り
もじどおり ·
literally