Kanji · first appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary
系

系 – lineage, system

7 strokesTaught in grade 6#567 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 系 means lineage, system. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiケイkei

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 120). Components: ノ・糸・幺・小.

Words using 系

Example sentences

Windows系OSではアドミニストレーターアカウントがルートに相当する。
With Windows OS systems 'administrator account' corresponds to 'root'.
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.
彼らはその体系を大変な思索と労力を費やして仕上げた。
They worked out the system with much thought and labor.

Kanji with the same radical

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