Word Meaning 女系

じょけい jokei

女系 is read as じょけい (jokei) and means female line.

Meaning

English

female line
matrilinear

Reading

Kana

じょけい

Romaji

jokei

Writing Variants

女系にょけい nyokei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 男系 Rank 33321 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

女系天皇

じょけいてんのう

matrilineal emperor of Japan

理系女子

りけいじょし

woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)

理系女

りけいじょ

woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)

肉食系女子

にくしょくけいじょし

carnivorous female

女房

にょうぼ

wife (esp. one's own wife)

女郎

じょろ

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

女帝

じょてい

empress

女房役

にょうぼうやく

assistant

女婿

じょせい

son-in-law

女人結界

にょにんけっかい

prohibition against women entering a sacred area

女結び

おんなむすび

square knot (starting with a left loop)

女同士

おんなどうし

fellow women