also: こはな
Literary or formal term for a descendant or bloodline; often found in historical or poetic contexts. In modern Japanese, 子孫 (しそん) is more common.
He was born as a scion of a distinguished family.
It is said that descendants of an ancient king live in this village.
descendant; scion
descendant; successor
descendant; scion; offspring
lineage; descent; bloodline
Literary kanji for 'descendant' or 'lineage'; rarely used alone in modern Japanese.
Archaic or poetic reading; not in common use.
The kanji 裔 originally referred to the hem of a garment, later extended metaphorically to mean 'descendant' or 'offshoot'. The reading えい is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi; こはな is a rare native reading.