姓名

Chinese
surname; family name; name
 
name; fame; to describe; place
simp. and trad.
(姓名)		 姓 名
anagram 名姓

Pronunciation

Noun

姓名

  1. full name (of a person)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
姓 名
せい
Grade: S		 めい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 姓名 (MC siᴇŋH miᴇŋ, literally “surname, clan name + name, given name”). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing. Compare modern Min Nan reading sèⁿ-miâ.

Pronunciation

Noun

姓名 (hiragana せいめい, rōmaji seimei)

  1. full name (of a person)
    Synonym: 氏名 (shimei)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
姓 名
しょう
Grade: S		 みょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

/siaumiau/ → /ɕjɔːmjɔː/ → /ɕoːmjoː/

From Middle Chinese 姓名 (MC siᴇŋH miᴇŋ, literally “surname, clan name + name, given name”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing. Compare modern Hakka reading siang-miàng.

Rare in modern Japanese. Largely superseded by the seimei reading above.

Pronunciation

Noun

姓名 (hiragana しょうみょう, rōmaji shōmyō, historical hiragana しやうみやう)

  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) full name (of a person)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
姓 名
かばね
Grade: S		 な
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 姓 (kabane, “clan”) +‎ 名 (na, “name”).[2][1]

Pronunciation

Noun

姓名 (hiragana かばねな, rōmaji kabanena)

  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) clan name, surname
    Synonym: 姓 (kabane)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean
Hanja in this term
姓名

Noun

姓名 • (seongmyeong) (hangeul 성명)

  1. Hanja form? of 성명 (“full name (of a person)”).
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