末まつ裔えい

also: ばつえい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

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

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

子し孫そん
子孫 is a more general term for descendants or posterity, while 末裔 often carries a nuance of being the last or distant descendant of a notable lineage.
後こう裔えい
後裔 is a formal, literary synonym for descendant, similar to 末裔 but without the specific nuance of 'last' or 'distant'.

Compound of 末 (matsu, 'end, tip') and 裔 (ei, 'descendant'). The reading ばつえい uses the kan-on reading of 末.

also: ばつえい

ま

つ

え

い

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

noun

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

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

子し孫そん
子孫 is a more general term for descendants or posterity, while 末裔 often carries a nuance of being the last or distant descendant of a notable lineage.
後こう裔えい
後裔 is a formal, literary synonym for descendant, similar to 末裔 but without the specific nuance of 'last' or 'distant'.

Compound of 末 (matsu, 'end, tip') and 裔 (ei, 'descendant'). The reading ばつえい uses the kan-on reading of 末.