るい
累
せい
世

noun, adverb

  1. successive generations.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
るい
累
せい
世
 累世 るいせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

accumulate, involvement, trouble
ルイ (9th, N1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant