系図買い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 6

Grade: 2

Grade: 2
kan'on goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
系圖買い (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けい)()() (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

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN