NichiDict

系統

N2
けいとう
[keitou]
Illustration for 系統

Meanings

1.Noun

system

2.Noun

lineage; ancestry; family line

3.Noun

group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party; school (of thought)

4.Noun

close (evolutionary) relationship

5.Noun

a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics); strain (e.g. bacterial)

Examples

この会社は独自の管理系統を持っている。

This company has its own management system.

彼は王家の名門の系統を継いでいる人物だ。

He inherited a prestigious lineage.

分かりやすく系統立てて説明してください。

Please explain systematically.