Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 氏


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Meaning

clan, linage, family

Pronunciation

SHI
uji

Explanation

Variant of hill . Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name.

Mnemonic

A distorted variant of person = = together with a "plus +" as a multiplier results in a family.

Radicals

Family
sabre(The radical shikigamae stands for a sabre. It is similar to kanohoko , which stands for a halbared.)
hill
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Vocabulary

某氏 ぼうし a certain person
うじ family, clan
氏名 しめい full name, identity
family name, lineage, birth
彼氏 かれし boyfriend, lover
氏神 うじがみ patron god, tutelar deity, guardian deity
氏譜 しふ pedigree

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