Meaning

Primary

Lineage

Alternatives

Bloodline, Blood Relationship

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Blood flows through your veins, carrying the stories of your lineage, your bloodline.

Note that this word is quite formal and literary.

Reading

けつみゃく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 血脈を引く

    to inherit the bloodline

    血脈を保つ

    to preserve the bloodline

    血脈を受け継ぐ

    to inherit the bloodline

Context Sentences

我々の血脈を絶やさせるべきではない。

We shouldn’t allow our bloodline to die out.

これからも、一族の血脈をしっかり保っていかなければならない。

We must continue to preserve our family's bloodline in the future.

この血脈を引く女性が東京のどこかにいるという情報が入った。

We received information that a woman who bears this bloodline is somewhere in Tokyo.

Kanji Composition