じょ

noun

  1. (a person's) family background, lineage.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
氏素性 うじすじょう
じょ
氏素姓 うじすじょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)
elementary, principle, naked
ス ソ もと (5th, N1)
life (生) variant
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sex, gender, nature
セイ ショウ さが (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)