名字

みょうじ

surname, family name

What does 名字 mean?

名字 is a Japanese noun meaning surname, family name in English. It is written as 名字 in kanji, みょうじ in hiragana, and myouji in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あなたの名字はどうつづるのですか。

How do you spell your family name?