Japanese symbol for “prototypical”

系列的

けいれつてき

Romaji: keiretsuteki

paradigmatic; prototypical; representative

In Japanese, prototypical is 系列的, read けいれつてき (keiretsuteki).

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Meanings

adj-na paradigmatic; prototypical; representative

Kanji and stroke order

系

lineage, system

on: ケイ

7 strokes · JLPT 1

列

file, row, rank

on: レツ、レ

6 strokes · JLPT 2

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

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
列車	れっしゃ ressha	train; railway train
行列	ぎょうれつ gyouretsu	line; queue; procession
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

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.