系 means lineage
system
A thread hanging: lineage.
On'yomi
- ケイkei
Kun'yomi
- None
How it's built
- 丿slash
- 糸thread
Common words
- 家系かけいfamily lineage
- 文系ぶんけいhumanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
- 理系りけいthe sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
- 体系たいけいsystem; organization