系
Lineage
Meanings
Lineage, System
On'yomi
けい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
系 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
系 (Lineage) is taught on WaniKani at level 30 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #567 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.
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