noun

  1. system.
  2. lineage, ancestry, family line.
  3. group (e.g. of colors) (colors), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought).
  4. close (evolutionary) relationship.
  5. a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
系統 けいとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lineage, system
ケイ (6th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
overall, relationship, ruling
トウ す.べる のり (5th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
allot, fill
ジュウ あ.てる み.たす (9th, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
license, sincerity, permit
イン じょう まこと.に (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)