Word details
隔世遺伝
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 隔世遺伝.
Dictionary
Entry
1
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
隔
isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf
13 strokesFrequency 1,382JLPT N1Grade 8
On
カク
Kun
へだ.てるへだ.たる
世
generation, world, society, public
5 strokesFrequency 135JLPT N3Grade 3
On
セイセソウ
Kun
よ
Nanori
としゆゆき
遺
bequeath, leave behind, reserve
14 strokesFrequency 647JLPT N1Grade 6
On
イユイ
Kun
のこ.す
伝
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
6 strokesFrequency 416JLPT N2Grade 4
On
デンテン
Kun
つた.わるつた.えるつた.うつだ.う-づた.いつて
Nanori
つたえ
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