Practice JLPTMeaning
家系 (かけい, kakei) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “family line; lineage”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
うちの 家系は 長生きだ
People in my family line live a long time.
家系には異説あり。
There are other theories about the genealogy of the family.
一時期家系は絶えた。
The family line failed momentarily.
家系は清和源氏の一家系。
The family was one of Seiwa-Genji (Minamoto clan originated from Emperor Seiwa) lineage.
つまり、私の家系は長生きだ。
In other words, people in my family live long lives.
音楽家の 家系のお 生まれですか。
Did you come from a musical family?
彼は、 音楽 的 家系の 出である。
He is descended from a musical family.
彼の 家系は１７ 世紀にさかのぼる。
His family dates back to the seventeenth century.
家系（family）を拡張した概念。
an extended family.
家系は清和源氏の一家系河内源氏の棟梁。
His family line was the head of Kawachi-genji, one of the Seiwa-Genji clans.
彼が 死んでこの 村で 一番 古い 家系が 絶えてしまった。
With his death, the oldest family in this village died out.
家系は神道家の卜部家の系譜をひき、兼倶の代に吉田家を興した。
His family descended from the Urabe family and was founded as the Yoshida family in Kanetomo's generation.