系譜

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★ 2/5 formal けいふkeifu
読み けいふ
ローマ字 keifu
漢字の分解 系 (kei) — lineage, system; 譜 (fu) — genealogical record, sequence
発音 /keː.ɸɯ/

意味

Genealogy; lineage; pedigree; tradition. A line of descent or a tradition passed down through generations.

A noun used both literally for family lineage and figuratively for intellectual or artistic traditions. In literary and historical discourse, 系譜 describes how ideas, styles, or schools of thought are transmitted over time. The figurative use is particularly common in academic and critical writing.

例文

  1. この小説家は自然主義文学の系譜を引く作家として広く知られている。
  2. 家族の系譜を丁寧に調べると、江戸時代まで遡ることができた。
  3. 現代ジャズは西洋クラシックとブルースの系譜から生まれたとも言える。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, literature, genealogy, academic writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 系 (kei, lineage/system) and 譜 (fu, genealogical record/score). 譜 historically referred to documents recording family lines or musical notation — both convey the idea of an ordered sequence passed down over time.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated

関連フレーズ

仮名 Kana; the Japanese phonetic syllabary comprising hiragana and katakana, developed from simplified Chinese characters. 侘び寂び Wabi-sabi; a Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in imperfection, incompleteness, and transience. An appreciation for the humble, weathered, and irregular. 俳句 Haiku; a traditional Japanese poem of 17 syllables in three lines (5-7-5), typically evoking nature, a season, and a single vivid moment. 入門 Introduction; a primer or entry into a field of study. Also: the formal act of becoming a disciple under a master in a traditional art. 和歌 Waka; traditional Japanese poetry, particularly the tanka form with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. The classical poetic tradition of Japan as distinguished from Chinese verse. 和紙 Washi; traditional handmade Japanese paper crafted from plant fibres such as kozo (mulberry). A material central to Japanese literary, artistic, and cultural heritage. 四字熟語 A four-character idiom; a compound of four kanji forming a fixed idiomatic expression, often of Chinese origin. Known in English as yojijukugo. 常用漢字 Jōyō kanji; the official list of commonly used Chinese characters in contemporary Japanese.
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