家 系(かけい)

かけい

noun

family lineage; family line

See also: 家計(かけい) (household finances (家計))

1. family lineage; family line; ancestry

The line of descent within a family, including ancestors and descendants. Used to discuss hereditary traits, family history, or genealogy.

この家系(かけい)は子孫(しそん)繁栄(はんえい)を願(ねが)って建(た)てられた。

This was built with hopes for the prosperity of the family's descendants.

家系図(かけいず)を調(しら)べた。

I researched my family tree.

彼(かれ)の家系(かけい)には医者(いしゃ)が多(おお)い。

There are many doctors in his family line.

家系(かけい) refers to a line of family descent — ancestry, lineage, and the hereditary traits that run in a family.

Common collocations

家系図(かけいず): family tree, genealogical chart
名門(めいもん)の家系(かけい): distinguished family line
家系(かけい)を遡(さかのぼ)る: to trace one's ancestry
家系(かけい)に医者(いしゃ)が多(おお)い: many doctors in the family

Special usage

家系(いえけい)ラーメン refers to a style of thick, rich tonkotsu-shoyu ramen originating from 吉村家(よしむらや) in Yokohama. In this context the reading is いえけい, not かけい. This is unrelated to the "family lineage" meaning.

Similar words

血筋(ちすじ): bloodline (emphasizes heredity)
家柄(いえがら): family status, social standing
家計(かけい): household finances (same reading, different word)

Related Words

Synonym: 血筋(ちすじ) (bloodline)

Compare: 家柄(いえがら) (family status, social standing)

Compare: 系譜(けいふ) (genealogy, lineage, pedigree)

Compare: 血脈(けつみゃく) (bloodline)

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Added 2026.2.5 17:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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