JLPT N2 · Noun

系統 (keitou)

系統 (けいとう, keitou) is a Japanese noun meaning “system”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいとう
Romaji: keitou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

system · noun
lineage; ancestry; family line · noun
group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party; school (of thought) · noun
close (evolutionary) relationship · noun
a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics); strain (e.g. bacterial) · noun

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #216180

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 系統

lineage, systemケイ · 7 strokes

overall, relationship, rulingトウ・す.べる · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 系統.

系けいsystem体系たいけいsystem伝統でんとうtradition大統領だいとうりょうpresident (of a country)統一とういつunity統計とうけいstatistics統合とうごうintegration統制とうせいregulation統治とうちrule統率とうそつcommand

Source: JMdict entry 1251030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.