遺伝

See also: 遗传

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遺	伝
い Grade: 6	でん Grade: 4
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
遺傳 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. genetic; genetics
   • 1987 July 20 [1984 September 15], Motoka Murakami, “母(か)っちゃのはげましの巻(まき) [Ma’s Words of Encouragement]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 13th edition, volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 69:

     生(なま)意(い)気(き)にこういうのみる年(とし)になったのね。遺(い)伝(でん)かなあ。栄(えい)一(いち)郎(ろう)さんもこういう本(ほん)が大(だい)好(す)きだったから。

     Namaiki ni kō iu no miru toshi ni natta no ne. Iden ka nā. Eīchirō-san mo kō iu hon ga daisuki datta kara.

     I guess you’re now at the age of wanting to look at titillating stuff. Like father, like son. Eiichirō-san liked this kind of book, too.

See also

• 遺伝的(いでんてき) (identeki, “genetic”)
• 遺伝子(いでんし) (idenshi, “gene”)
• 遺伝学(いでんがく) (idengaku, “genetics”)