JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 系: "lineage, system"
The kanji 系 means "lineage, system". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ケイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | lineage, system |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 567 of 2,501 |
Common words with 系
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 系système, lignée, groupe, famille · corollaire
- 系統system · lineage; ancestry; family line
- 家系family lineage
- 体系system; organization; organisation; architecture
- 体育会系sports-minded; sports-oriented
- 直系direct descent; direct line
- 系列series; sequence; system; succession · keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings
- 生態系ecosystem
- 系譜genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
- 指揮系統chain of command
- 文系humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
- 理系the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
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