末まつ裔えい

also: ばつえい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to a person who is descended from a particular ancestor, family, or lineage. Often used in historical or genealogical contexts.

〈人ひと〉の末まつ裔えいdescendant of 〈person〉
彼かれはある戦せん国ごく大だい名みょうの末まつ裔えいだと言いわれている。
He is said to be a descendant of a certain warlord.
〈人ひと〉の末まつ裔えいを名な乗のるto claim to be a descendant of 〈person〉
その一いち族ぞくは源げん氏じの末まつ裔えいを名な乗のっている。
That family claims to be descendants of the Minamoto clan.

子し孫そんN2
子孫 is the general, neutral word for descendants, while 末裔 usually implies the last or distant descendant of a notable lineage.
後こう裔えい
後裔 is an equally formal, literary word for descendant, but lacks 末裔's nuance of being the final or remote heir of a line.

祖そ先せんN3
祖先 means ancestor, the opposite end of a lineage from 末裔, which means descendant.

末裔Usage99%
- まつえい
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading まつえい is the most common.
- ばつえい
  Alternate reading ばつえい is less common and may be encountered in older or formal texts.
末えいUsage1%
- まつえい
  Mixed kanji-kana spelling sometimes used when the second kanji is considered difficult or uncommon.
- ばつえい
ばつえい

A Sino-Japanese compound of 末, “end” or “later generation,” and 裔, “descendants,” collectively denoting descendants or posterity.