系譜|けいふkeifu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungenealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree

• Synonym系統けいとうNeutralBroader in use than 「系譜」: covers any continuous line of connection — systems, schools, groups of colors or languages, circuits — as well as bloodlines.
• Synonym家系かけいNeutralA family's bloodline across generations, as in 「医者の家系」. 「系譜」 can also mean the chart that records it, or a line of inheritance in ideas and art.
• Synonym血統けっとうWrittenThe blood tie inherited from ancestors; also used of animal breeds, as in 「血統書」. Formal, and centers on the bloodline itself rather than a chart.
• Synonym血筋ちすじCasualBlood ties or descent, often in the saying 「血筋は争えない」. More colloquial than 「系譜」, and refers to the bloodline itself, not a record of it.
• Synonym家筋いえすじCasualA family bloodline carried down the generations, often with a nuance of family standing. Colloquial and not much used.
• Related素性すじょうWrittenA person's origins and background — their personal history and where they come from. Written in tone, and centers on the individual, not a genealogical chart.
• Related生まれうまれCasualBirth or birthplace, as in 「大阪生まれ」. An everyday word, and only loosely related: it says nothing about generations of descent or family records.
• Related身元みもとNeutralAn individual's identity and background, as in 「身元不明」. A related but separate idea — it does not refer to a family lineage or a record of one.
• Related出自しゅつじWrittenWhere a person or line comes from — descent and origins. Academic in flavor, and unlike 「系譜」 it does not denote a chart or diagram.
• Related家柄いえがらNeutralA family's social standing — whether it is a good, respected house. Concerns the family's rank rather than its line of descent or any record of it.
• Related氏素性うじすじょうWrittenA person's family standing and origins — what house and rank they come from. Written in tone; about background and status, not a genealogical chart.
• Related門地もんちWrittenFamily standing and rank, mostly seen in legal texts. Centers on the social grade of one's birth, not on lineage records or lines of inheritance.
• Related門閥もんばつWrittenA powerful, distinguished family line; carries overtones of a privileged elite and is mostly used in historical contexts.
• Related世系せいけいWrittenA bloodline handed down through the generations, close to 「系譜」 in sense. Written style and very rare — learners will seldom meet it.

Use 「系譜」 for a chart or record of a family line, or for a line of inheritance in thought and art, as in 「印象派の系譜」. For a family's bloodline say 「家系」 or 「血筋」; for its social standing say 「家柄」. Most of the rest describe personal background or family rank, not lineage records.

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1. 血縁けつえん関係かんけいなどを記しるした記録きろくや図表ずひょう。
2. ある物事ものごとで影響えいきょうを受うけた繋つながり。系統けいとう。