血ち筋すじ

ち

す

じ

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

bloodline; lineage; descent

Refers to familial lineage or ancestry, often emphasizing inherited traits or status through blood relations.

彼かれは武ぶ士しの血ち筋すじを引ひいている。
He is descended from a samurai lineage.
血ち筋すじは争あらそえないものだ。
Blood will tell.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の血ち筋すじを引ひくto have inherited someone's bloodline/traits
彼かれは有ゆう名めいな画家えかきの血ち筋すじを引ひいている。
He is descended from a famous painter's bloodline.
血ち筋すじが良よいto be of good/noble lineage
彼かの女じょは血ち筋すじが良よいことで知しられている。
She is known for being from a distinguished bloodline.
血ち筋すじを継つぐto carry on the bloodline/family line
息子むすこが家いえの血ち筋すじを継つぐことになった。
It was decided that the son would carry on the family bloodline.

Kanji

血blood
筋muscle, sinew, tendon

Related words· 7

家か系けいN1
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.
血けっ統とう
血統 is commonly used for animal pedigrees or strict biological descent, whereas 血筋 is the everyday word for human family lineage.
血ちを引ひくN1
血筋 is a noun meaning 'bloodline' or 'lineage', while 血を引く is a verb phrase meaning 'to be descended from' or 'to inherit traits'.
家いえ柄がらN1
血筋 emphasizes bloodline or descent itself, whereas 家柄 is broader, covering the family's social standing and reputation as well.

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血ちN4
血筋 specifically emphasizes lineage or bloodline descent, whereas 血 is broader and can refer to actual blood as well as ancestry.
親おや譲ゆずり
血筋 refers to a family's bloodline or lineage as a whole, while 親譲り points to a specific trait or quality inherited from one's parent.
氏うじN1
血筋 emphasizes hereditary bloodline and descent, while 氏 refers to the formal name of the clan one belongs to.

Don't confuse with

血けつ縁えんN1
血縁 refers to the relationship of being blood relatives, while 血筋 refers to the lineage or line of descent itself.

Built from

血ち+筋すじ

Written forms

血ち筋すじUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for 'bloodline' or 'lineage'.
血ちすじUsage7%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 血 (chi, 'blood') and 筋 (suji, 'line, muscle, thread'), literally 'blood line'. The reading ちすじ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.