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系 = ノ + 糸
系 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lineage”. It is built from ノ (katakana no) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1492. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- lineage
- RTK frame
- 1492
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケイ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- линия
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 系 system
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 系
How to find 系 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “katakana no” + “thread”. 系 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 系 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.