This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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改姓

かいせい
changing one's family name
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大御宝

百姓、公民、人民
おおみたから
imperial subjects; the people
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素性

素姓、種姓、素生
すじょう、そせい、しゅせい、すぞう、しゅしょう
birth; lineage; parentage; origin; identity; background; history
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俗姓

ぞくしょう、ぞくせい
secular surname (of a priest)
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他姓

たせい
another surname
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土百姓

どびゃくしょう
(pejorative term for a) dirt-poor farmer
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同姓同名

どうせいどうめい
(having) same family and personal name
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百姓一揆

ひゃくしょういっき
peasant's revolt
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百姓家

ひゃくしょうや
farmer's home
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夫婦別姓

ふうふべっせい
(system of) husband and wife retaining separate family names