夫ふう婦ふ別べっ姓せい

noun

separate surnames for married couples

Refers to the system or practice in which a married couple each retains their own family name, rather than adopting a single shared surname.

• 日本にほんでは夫ふう婦ふ別べっ姓せいが認みとめられていない。

  In Japan, separate surnames for married couples are not permitted.

• 夫ふう婦ふ別べっ姓せいを選せん択たくできるように法ほう改かい正せいを求もとめる声こえがある。

  There are calls for legal revision to allow couples to choose separate surnames.