# 氏 — family name; Mr

氏 means “family name; Mr”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: うじ (uji). You'll see it in words such as セ氏 (seshi, “Celsius; centigrade”).

- Meaning: family name; Mr
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: うじ (uji)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Family 1

## Words with 氏

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| セ氏 | セし (seshi) | Celsius; centigrade |

## Don't confuse it with

[紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/) · [低](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/low/)

## More in the “Family 1” set

[氏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/family-name/) · [遺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bequeath/) · [養](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nourish/) · [誕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/birth/) · [孝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/filial-piety/) · [曽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/formerly/) · [妊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pregnant/) · [稚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/immature/) · [嫁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bride/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/family-name/. Last updated 2026-11-01.