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裔

裔: descendant

descendant
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Readings

On
エイ
Kun
すそ・すえ

Mostly 末裔 (まつえい), 'descendant'. 後裔 and 苗裔 are more literary.

Key words

末裔まつえいdescendant
後裔こうえいdescendant; scion
苗裔びょうえいdescendant (literary)
裔えいdescendant

Example sentences

He is said to be a descendant of an old family of knights.

A man claiming to be a descendant of the royal house knocked on the castle gate.

That clan called itself a descendant line of the Minamoto.

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