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隔世遺伝 【かくせいいでん】

  1. [n,adj-no] atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
隔 Isolate, Alternate, Distance, Separate, Gulf カク へだ.てる, へだ.たる
世 Generation, World, Society, Public セイ, セ, ソウ よ 3
遺 Bequeath, Leave Behind, Reserve イ, ユイ のこ.す 6
伝 Transmit, Go Along, Walk Along, Follow, Report, Communicate, Legend, Tradition デン, テン つた.わる, つた.える, つた.う, つだ.う, -づた.い, つて 4