Kanji

What does the kanji 胤 mean?

胤 means lineage, descendants, offspring. On'yomi イン. Kun'yomi たね.

Quick facts
On'yomiイン
Kun'yomiたね
Strokes9
Main radical肉
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi インKun'yomi たね
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

lineage, descendants, offspring

Memory hook

From the blood (月), a fine thread (幺) running on to the next generation (儿) — LINEAGE, DESCENDANT.

Main radical

肉meat 6 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.