Illustration: In a family home's tatami room, a grandmother adjusts a child's formal kimono before a family portrait. The same simple geometric family crest appears on the grandmother's sleeve, the child's shoulder, and the father's folded haori nearby.

JLPT N2suffixLevel estimated by Bebop

系けい

kei

type, lineage, group

Often follows a noun to indicate its type or lineage. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. レモンは柑橘かんきつ系けいの果物くだものだよ。

    Lemons are citrus fruits.

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  2. トムはドイツ系けいのアメリカ人じんです。

    Tom is an American of German descent.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. メアリーはカナダ系けい企業きぎょうに勤つとめている。

    Mary works for a Canadian company.

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Kanji in 系

  • 系lineage; systemOnケイ

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