姓名|せいめいseimei[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun(full) name; family name and given name
- Synonym名前なまえNeutralThe everyday word, by far the most common of the three; it can refer to just the given name, while 「姓名」 always means the full family name plus given name.
- Synonym氏名しめいWrittenA written, formal term for the full name, used mostly on forms and in official documents, as in 「氏名欄」; in such contexts it replaces 「姓名」.
- Synonym人名じんめいWrittenA written term for a person's name, with the focus on the category: people's names as opposed to place names or names of things.
「姓名」 is the full name, family name plus given name, as in 「姓名判断」. In everyday conversation say 「名前」; on forms and in official documents use 「氏名」; use 「人名」 when speaking of people's names as a category.
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- 名字と名。


