系図買い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
系	図	買
けい Grade: 6	ず Grade: 2	か Grade: 2
kan'on	goon	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
系圖買い (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーずかい [kèézúꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːzɨka̠i]

Noun

系(けい)図(ず)買(か)い • (keizukai) ^{←けいづかひ (keidukafi)?}

1. (historical) pedigree buying: the purchase by a wealthy but non-noble individual of an aristocratic family's pedigree with the intention of claiming to be descended from the noble family
2. (matchmaking) regarding a person's ancestry as more important than their character
3. a person who engages in either practice
4. Alternative form of 窩主買い