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家系図 (かけいず, kakeizu) Japanese meaning: family tree | Kotomora

家か系けい図ず

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Meanings

1

family tree; genealogical chart

A diagram showing family relationships and lineage.

祖そ母ぼが家か系けい図ずを調しらべてくれた。
My grandmother researched our family tree for me.

Kanji

家house, home, family
系lineage, system
図map, drawing, plan

Related words

系けい図ず
家系図 is a more explicit modern compound meaning 'family tree chart' and is often used interchangeably with the shorter, more classical 系図.

Built from

家か系けい図ずを作つくるのは意い外がいと大たい変へんだ。

Making a family tree is surprisingly hard work.

家か系けい+図ず

Etymology

Compound of 家系 (family lineage) + 図 (diagram, chart).