Dictionary / Vocabulary / 家柄
いえがら
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; pedigree
common word
彼女は彼の家柄のために彼と結婚した。
She married him for the sake of his family name.
彼女のうちは何代も続いた立派な家柄です。
Hers is a respectable family with a long history behind it.
彼らの家は古い家柄です。
Theirs is an old family.