系

system; lineage

7 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 567.

Readings

• ケイ (on reading): 系 (けい) system; 系列 (けいれつ) series

Components

• 丿
• 糸
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 小 radical small
• 幺 radical short thread
• 糸 radical thread

Kanji containing 系

• 係 person in charge
• 孫 grandchild
• 緜 cotton
• 縣 county
• 鯀 large mythical fish

Words using 系

• 系 (けい) system
• 系列 (けいれつ) series
• 系統 (けいとう) system
• 体系 (たいけい) system
• 系図 (けいず) family tree

374 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists