Refers to familial lineage or ancestry, often emphasizing inherited traits or status through blood relations.
彼は武士の血筋を引いている。
He is descended from a samurai lineage.
He is descended from a famous painter's bloodline.
血筋は争えないものだ。
Blood will tell.
She is known for being from a distinguished bloodline.
It was decided that the son would carry on the family bloodline.
血統 is commonly used for animal pedigrees or strict biological descent, whereas 血筋 is the everyday word for human family lineage.
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'.
血筋 emphasizes bloodline or descent itself, whereas 家柄 is broader, covering the family's social standing and reputation as well.
血筋 specifically emphasizes lineage or bloodline descent, whereas 血 is broader and can refer to actual blood as well as ancestry.
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.
血筋 emphasizes hereditary bloodline and descent, while 氏 refers to the formal name of the clan one belongs to.
血縁 refers to the relationship of being blood relatives, while 血筋 refers to the lineage or line of descent itself.
Standard kanji spelling for 'bloodline' or 'lineage'.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
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.