Search Terms: *氏*
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suffix
1.
Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss(honorific language)
noun, suffix
2.
clan
pronoun
3.
he, him(honorific language)
counter
4.
counter for people(honorific language)
noun
1.
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
2.
the Minamoto family
noun
•
patron god, tutelar deity, guardian deity, local deity(Shinto term)
expression
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blessed are the peacemakers, one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator(proverb)
noun
•
(a person's) family background, lineage
Other readings:
氏素姓【うじすじょう】
noun
•
head of a clan(archaism)
Other readings:
氏の上【うじのかみ】
、氏長【うじのかみ】
、氏宗【うじのかみ】
expression
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nurture over nature, how one is brought up matters more than one's origins(proverb)
expression
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even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)(proverb)