# 系 group, tribe

一 (one/line radical) + 糸 (string)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

KEI | It's ok to like 'visual KEI' if you are member of that tribe.

## Mnemonic

| Everyone in the tribe is tied together with ONE string, making them ONE tribe.

## Jukugo

XXX 系(けい) | xxx-tribe ★★★☆☆ PRE SUFFIX meaning, belonging to the tribe of XXX. like 'visual kei' uses this kanji. Other common tribes, akiba-kei, furugi-kei (vintage clothes fanatics), and elvis-kei. I mean, probably.
日系(にっけい) | of Japanese descent ★★☆☆☆ 日 (sun, day) + 系 (group, tribe) = 日系 (of Japanese descent) 'of Japanese descent'. Nikkei American is Japanese American. But you can be nikkei Brazilian or nikkei Azerbaijani too!
太陽系(たいようけい) | solar system ★★☆☆☆ 太陽 (the fucking sun!) + 系 (group, tribe) = 太陽系 (solar system)
体系的(たいけいてき) な | systematic ☆☆☆☆☆ 体 (body) + 系 (group, tribe) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 体系的 (systematic) systematic, and logical,like how dungeons and dragons takes all human attributes and assigns them a number.

## Used In

- 孫
- 係
- 懸

## Synonyms

systematic, methodical 系統 体系てきに 慎重に考える 思料深い 数量化