clan member; lineal descendant of a clan
Historical term referring to a member of an extended kinship group (uji) in ancient Japan, especially one who shares a common ancestor and participates in clan rituals.
In ancient times, clan members participated in rituals honoring their common ancestor.
The solidarity of clan members was one of the foundations of the Yamato polity.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Compound of 氏 (uji, 'clan') and 人 (hito, 'person'), with rendaku voicing of hito to bito. The reading うじうど is an older form, while うじひと is less common.