Vocabulary

What does 系統 (けいとう, keitou) mean?

系統 (けいとう, keitou) means system; lineage, school (of thought).

Quick facts
Readingけいとう
Romajikeitou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
けいとう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkeitou

system; lineage, school (of thought)

  1. 1noun system
  2. 2noun lineage; ancestry; family line
  3. 3noun group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party
  4. 4noun close (evolutionary) relationship
  5. 5noun a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics); strain (e.g. bacterial)

Example sentences

  • This school has its own unique lineage.

  • The bus route has changed, so be careful.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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