系譜（けいふ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: genealogy / lineage
Example sentences
- その流派の系譜を調べる。 — I research the lineage of that school.
- 思想の系譜をたどって理解する。 — I understand it by tracing the lineage of the ideas.
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