氏
し · shi · JLPT N3 · suffix
family name
📜 shi = the Mr./Ms. of news reports: Tanaka-shi means Mr. Tanaka
氏 is the formal suffix attached to surnames in newspapers and broadcasts, so it carries the sense of family name itself. It also appears in 氏名 (shimei), the full-name field on Japanese forms: clan name + given name.