Memory phrase for the Kanji: 氏

氏

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Meaning clan, linage, family

Pronunciation

SHI
uji

Explanation

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

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

Radicals

氏 Family
弋 sabreThe radical shikigamae stands for a sabre. It is similar to kanohoko 戈, which stands for a halberd.
丘 hill
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 Vocabulary

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

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