Dictionary / Vocabulary / 血筋
ちすじ
lineage; stock; descent; strain
Also written 血すじ
彼らは学者の血筋だ。
Learning runs in their blood.
血筋は争えない。
Blood is thicker than water.
歌舞伎界では、才能だけでなく血筋も重視される。
In Kabuki, not only talent, but also heredity counts.