Word Meaning

えい ei

裔 is read as えい (ei) and means descendant.

Meaning

English

  1. descendant
  2. scion
  3. lineage

Reading

Kana

えい

Romaji

ei

Writing Variants

  • こはな kohana

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Antonyms Rank 160451 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

末裔

ばつえい

descendant

Example Sentences

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かれはゆうめいながくしゃのしそんだ。

He is a descendant of a famous scholar.

おうのしそんがいまもこのまちにすんでいる。

The king's descendants still live in this town.

むらはくにのへんきょうにちかいばしょにある。

The village is located near the country's border.

かわのはてまであるいてやすんだ。

We walked to the edge of the river and rested.

ふるいきろくにはめいもんのしそんとかかれている。

The old record describes him as a descendant of a distinguished family.