Meaning

Primary

Of Honorable Lineage

Alternative

Venerable

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

Someone or something whose 由緒 (lineage) is 正しい (correct) is of honorable lineage, and venerable indeed.

Reading

ゆいしょただしい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You already know the readings for 由緒 and 正しい so you just need to put them together to read this word.

Context

Context Sentences

彼は由緒正しい家系の出身です。

He is from a family of honorable lineage.

ここは元々は由緒正しい神社なんですよ。

This place was originally a venerable shrine.

由緒正しい生まれの女性に恋をしてしまった。

I have fallen in love with a woman of honorable lineage.

Kanji Composition