姓名

• 読み: せいめい
• ローマ字: seimei
• 漢字の分解: 姓 (sei/shou) — surname, family name; 名 (mei/na) — name, given name
• 発音: /se.i.me.i/

意味

Full name; surname and given name combined.

A noun referring to a person's complete name: family name (姓, sei) plus given name (名, mei). Used in formal and official contexts such as documents, registration forms, and introductions. Related: 氏名 (shimei) is a near-synonym often used on government forms. In Japan, the family name comes first: 姓名の順 (seimei no jun, surname-first order).

例文

1. 申込書に姓名をはっきり書いてください。
2. 日本語では姓名の順番が英語と逆だ。
3. 姓名判断で名前の運勢を調べる人もいる。

使い方ガイド

場面: official documents, registration, introductions

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

Composed of 姓 (surname, with the female radical 女 reflecting matrilineal clan origins) and 名 (name). The compound dates to classical Chinese naming conventions.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal