るい
せい

noun, adverb

  1. successive generations.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
るい
せい
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