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貴い家柄 (たっといいえがら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

貴たっとい家いえ柄がら

Meanings

1

expression

noble birth; high lineage

rare term

Rare, literary phrase meaning 'of noble birth' or 'high lineage'. In modern Japanese, 家柄の良い or 名門の出 are more common.

彼かの女じょはたっといいえがらの出しゅつだと言いわれている。
She is said to be of noble birth.

Written forms

貴たっとい家いえ柄がら
Rare kanji spelling; the phrase is almost always written in kana or with the more common 尊い.
尊たっとい家いえ柄がら
More common kanji spelling using 尊い instead of 貴い.

Kanji

貴precious, value, prize
家house, home, family
柄

design, pattern, build

Similar words

家いえ柄がら
Means 'family lineage' or 'social standing of a family'. 貴い家柄 specifically emphasizes noble or high birth.
名めい門もん
A more common term for 'prestigious family' or 'distinguished lineage'.

Etymology

Compound of 貴い (たっとい, 'noble, precious') and 家柄 (いえがら, 'family lineage'). The kanji 貴 is a less common variant of 尊い in this context.