branch family
ぶんけ
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
branch family, cadet family, establishing a branch family
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江戸時代には、長男が本家を継ぎ、次男以下が分家を立てることが多かった。
In the Edo period, the eldest son often inherited the main family, and younger sons would establish branch families.
その家系は、何世紀にもわたって本家と分家が協力し合って繁栄してきた。
That family line has prospered for centuries with the main family and branch families cooperating.
彼の祖先は、この地域の有力な分家の一つだったそうだ。
His ancestors were said to be one of the influential branch families in this region.
現代では、分家という概念は薄れてきているが、地方ではまだ残っている。
In modern times, the concept of a branch family is fading, but it still remains in some rural areas.
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