Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 母系(ぼけい) in Japanese

母系
Kana Reading
ぼけい
Romaji
bokei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    maternal line; mother's side of the family
    Example sentence
    母系の祖母はその旧式のドレスを着ることに固執する。 My maternal grandmother persists in wearing that old-fashioned dress.

Examples of 母系, ぼけい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

母 JLPT 5

5 strokes

mother

On'Yomi: ボ

Kun'Yomi: はは, も

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系 JLPT 1

7 strokes

lineage, system

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi:

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