系

Meaning

系 centers on connected lines of descent or organization: a lineage, family line, or a structured system of related parts.

• 系けい
  N1

  system; lineage; group

• 系列けいれつ
  N1

  series; sequence; system; succession

• 系統けいとう
  N2

  system

• 体系たいけい
  N2

  system; organization; organisation; architecture

• 理系りけい
  N3

  the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

• 家系かけい
  N1

  family lineage

• 日系にっけい

  (of) Japanese descent

• 文系ぶんけい
  N2

  humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

• 太陽系たいようけい

  solar system

• 系譜けいふ

  genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree

• 銀河系ぎんがけい

  Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy

• 直系ちょっけい

  direct descent; direct line

• 水系すいけい

  water system; river system; drainage system

• 女系じょけい

  female line; matrilinear

• 同系どうけい

  affiliated; akin

• 系図けいず

  family tree; pedigree; genealogy

• 男系だんけい

  male lineage

• 山系さんけい

  mountain range; mountain system

• 大系たいけい

  outline; survey; compendium

• 父系ふけい

  paternal line; father's side of the family

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