Japanese symbol for “phylogeny”
系統発生
けいとうはっせい
Romaji: keitouhassei
phylogeny; phylogenesis
In Japanese, phylogeny is 系統発生, read けいとうはっせい (keitouhassei).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n phylogeny; phylogenesis
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 系列 | けいれつ keiretsu | series; sequence; system |
| 系統 | けいとう keitou | system |
| 体系 | たいけい taikei | system; organization; organisation |
| 家系 | かけい kakei | family lineage |
| 日系 | にっけい nikkei | (of) Japanese descent |
| 系譜 | けいふ keifu | genealogy; lineage; family tree |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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