氏名|しめいshimei[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun(full) name; identity
   この封筒ふうとうに住所じゅうしょ・氏名しめいを書かきなさい。↗

   Write your name and address on this envelope.

• Synonym名前なまえNeutralThe everyday word for a name; it can mean just the given name, without the surname, while 「氏名」 is the full name, surname and given name, used mainly on forms.
• Synonym人名じんめいNeutralA term for people's names as a category, as in 「人名辞典」; it is used in contrast with place names.
• Synonym姓名せいめいWrittenAlso means surname and given name; it leans toward written/formal prose and also appears in formal settings, as in 「姓名を記入する」 or 「姓名判断」.

Use 「氏名」 for the full name on forms and official documents. In everyday speech, 「名前」 is the default. 「姓名」 also means surname and given name, mostly in written or formal contexts like 「姓名判断」. Use 「人名」 when talking about names as a category.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （しめい）氏しと名な。苗字みょうじと名前なまえ。
2. （うじな）その家族かぞくや家系かけいを示しめす名な。苗字みょうじ。