Keitou

JLPT N2

系統 (Keitou) is a Japanese noun meaning “system, lineage, ancestry, family line”.

Meanings

  1. nounsystem
  2. nounlineage; ancestry; family line
  3. noungroup (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party; school (of thought)
  4. nounclose (evolutionary) relationship
  5. nouna population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics); strain (e.g. bacterial)

Examples

  • This unexpected malfunctioning of the system was caused by improper wiring.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 系統

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