家か系けい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the line of descent, bloodline, or genealogical background of a family. Often used in formal or historical contexts.

彼かれは武ぶ士しの家か系けいの出しゅっ身しんだ。
He comes from a samurai lineage.
家か系けい図ずを作つくって自じ分ぶんのルーツを調しらべた。
I made a family tree and researched my roots.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の家か系けいに生うまれるto be born into a family's lineage
彼かれは医い者しゃの家か系けいに生うまれた。
He was born into a family of doctors.
家か系けいを継つぐto carry on/succeed the family line
長ちょう男なんとして家か系けいを継つぐことになった。
As the eldest son, he ended up carrying on the family line.
家か系けいが絶たえるfor a family line to die out
跡あと継つぎがいなければ家か系けいが絶たえてしまう。
If there's no heir, the family line will die out.
家か系けいを辿たどるto trace one's family lineage
家か系けいを辿たどって先せん祖ぞのルーツを調しらべた。
I traced my family lineage to research my ancestors' roots.

Kanji

家house, home, family
系lineage, system

Related words· 6

血けっ統とう
血統 emphasizes bloodline or breed and is often used for animals or purebred lines, while 家系 is the broader term for human family lineage.
家いえ柄がらN1
家柄 focuses on a family's social standing or prestige, whereas 家系 is neutral and simply denotes the line of descent.
血ち筋すじ
家系 is a formal term for a family's lineage or genealogy, often used in historical or documentary contexts, while 血筋 emphasizes inherited blood ties and traits.
系けい譜ふ
家系 focuses on a personal family bloodline or household lineage, while 系譜 can refer to a documented genealogical record or even the historical lineage of ideas and schools.

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系けい図ず
家系 refers to the family lineage or bloodline itself, while 系図 is the chart or document that records that lineage.
由ゆい緒しょN1
家系 refers neutrally to a family's lineage or genealogy, whereas 由緒 adds a sense of honor and distinguished tradition to that background.

Don't confuse with

家か計けいN1
家系 (family lineage) and 家計 (household finances/budget) are pronounced identically but written with different kanji and mean completely different things.

Word family

家か系けい図ず
family tree; genealogical chart
家か系けい伝でん説せつ
family legend

Etymology

Compound of 家 (house/family) and 系 (lineage/system). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'family line'.