家柄

Meanings

1. Noun

   social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; pedigree
2. good family

• 彼かれは良よい家柄いえがらの出でだ。

  He comes of good stock.

• 彼かれらの家いえは古ふるい家柄いえがらです。

  Theirs is an old family.

• 彼かれは高貴こうきな家柄いえがらの人ひとです。

  He is a man of noble blood.

• 彼女かのじょは彼かれの家柄いえがらのために彼かれと結婚けっこんした。

  She married him for the sake of his family name.

• 川かわさんは家柄いえがらでなく実力じつりょくで出世しゅっせしました。

  Mr. Kawa made it to the top due to his own abilities, not because of his family.