WORD DETAIL
改姓
かいせい
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
改姓, readかいせい, means changing one's surname from the one previously used. - Basic usage: It appears in decisions about retaining a surname after marriage or in accounts of changing it for other circumstances.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Changing a surname
- This concerns deciding whether to change a surname after marriage or changing it for another reason. It should not be broadened to any change of a full name or given name.