系
系·system, lineage
- On-yomi
- ケイ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 体系 | たいけい | system, organized body |
| 系統 | けいとう | lineage, system |
| 家系 | かけい | family line |
| 太陽系 | たいようけい | solar system |
Example sentences
彼は理系の大学に進んだ。
かれはりけいのだいがくにすすんだ。
He went on to a science-track university.
この問題は電気系統の故障が原因だ。
このもんだいはでんきけいとうのこしょうがげんいんだ。
This trouble is caused by a fault in the electrical system.
わが家の家系には医者が多い。
わがやのかけいにはいしゃがおおい。
There are many doctors in my family line.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 家系 as かけ — it is かけい
- Writing 系 with the person radical, producing 係
Memory aid
Picture it
A hand at the top holding a hanging thread (糸) — a line of descent dangling down from an ancestor.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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