家柄

いえがら

Meanings

1. Noun social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; pedigree
2. good family

Kanji

• 家 home. Read as いえ.
• 柄 pattern. Read as がら.

Example sentences

• 彼は金持ちで、その上家柄がよい。
  He is rich and, moreover, well-born.
• 彼らの家は古い家柄です。
  Theirs is an old family.

Words containing 家柄

• 貴い家柄 (たっといいえがら) noble birth
• 家柄差別 (いえがらさべつ) discrimination by birth or rank
• 家柄より芋茎 (いえがらよりいもがら) having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing

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