系統 (Keitou) is a Japanese noun meaning “system, lineage, ancestry, family line”.
Meanings
- nounsystem
- nounlineage; ancestry; family line
- noungroup (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party; school (of thought)
- nounclose (evolutionary) relationship
- nouna population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics); strain (e.g. bacterial)
Examples
システムのこの予測されなかった機能不全は不適切な配線系統によって引き起こされた。
This unexpected malfunctioning of the system was caused by improper wiring.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).