じょけい
Meanings
Noun
1. female line; matrilinear
Kanji used
woman
lineage
Pitch accent
じょ
けい
Composed of
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor (either male or female) whose mother is (was) a member of the Imperial family but whose father is (was) not