Practice JLPTMeaning
由緒 (ゆいしょ, yuisho) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “history; lineage”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 7
彼女は 由緒ある 家柄の 出だ
Her family has a distinguished background.
由緒は不明。
The history is unknown.
関東由緒あり。
He was of the Kanto lineage.
創建の由緒は不詳である。
The origin of the shrine is unknown.
創始の由緒は不詳である。
The history of its foundation is unknown.
そのため、その由緒は古い。
Thus, its history is long and distinguished.
その宝物は由緒がわからない. The origins of the treasure are unknown.この町は由緒ある町です. This town has a rich [a glorious, an interesting] history.日蓮宗本山（由緒寺院）。
It is the main temple of the Nichiren sect (the lineage temple).