氏 — family name, surname, clan
し
氏
family name
し
U+6C0F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #84
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1970
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #83
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Meanings
- family name
- surname
- clan
Readings
- On'yomi
- し shi
- Kun'yomi
- うじ uji
word
し ・じ shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
7 wordsEach dot is a word containing 氏: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 2 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.