“System” or “Be linked” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “系”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “系” means “Series”, “Lineage” or “Family line” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “系”

Jouyou Kanji “系” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
7 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
けい(kei) |
| Kun-Yomi |
すじ(suji) |
| つな(ぐ)(tsuna(gu)) |
| Meanings |
System |
| Family line, Lineage |
| Be connected, Be linked, Be related |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “系”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 系図(けいず-ke i zu) |
Genealogy, Pedigree chart, Family tree, Genealogical table, Genealogical chart, Genealogy, Lineage |
| 系統(けいとう-ke i to u) |
① System, ② Lineage, Ancestry, Family line, ③ Close relationship |
| 系統樹(けいとうじゅ-ke i to u ju) |
Phylogenetic tree, Genealogical tree, Family tree, Dendrogram |
| 系譜(けいふ-ke i fu) |
Genealogy, Lineage, Pedigree record |
| 系列(けいれつ-ke i re tsu) |
A group of connected things, Grouping of enterprises, Order succession, Series, System |
| 家系(かけい-ka ke i) |
Family line, Family lineage, Pedigree, Kindred, Genealogy |
| 女系(じょけい-jo ke i) |
Female line, Matrilinear |
| 直系(ちょっけい-cho kke i) |
Direct line, Direct descent |
| 父系(ふけい-fu ke i) |
Patriline, Paternal line, Paternity |
| 傍系(ぼうけい-bo u ke i) |
Sideline, Collateral family, Indirect descent, Lateral branch |
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