1. system
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
2. lineage, ancestry, family line
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
3. group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
4. close (evolutionary) relationship
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
5. a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)