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genealogy, lineage, family tree
A record or chart showing the descent of a family or group through generations. Also used figuratively for the intellectual or artistic lineage of ideas, styles, or traditions.
家族の系譜を調べる。
Research the family genealogy.
この画家は印象派の系譜に連なる作風だ。
This painter's style belongs to the lineage of Impressionism.
天皇家の系譜は『古事記』や『日本書紀』にまで遡ることができる。
The genealogy of the Imperial family can be traced back to the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
USAGE:
系譜 is used both literally for family genealogy and figuratively for intellectual, artistic, or cultural lineage. The figurative use is common in academic and literary contexts when tracing the development of ideas, artistic movements, or traditions.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 家系: family line, focuses on blood relations
- 血統: bloodline, pedigree (also used for animals)
- 系図: genealogical chart, family tree diagram
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 系譜を辿る: to trace a lineage
- 系譜に連なる: to belong to a lineage
- 家族の系譜: family genealogy
- 思想の系譜: intellectual lineage