"由緒" meaning in Japanese

See 由緒 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [jɯ̟iɕo̞] Forms: 由緒 [canonical] (ruby: 由(ゆい), 緒(しょ)), yuisho [romanization], 由緖 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: The first component is read with the kan'yōon reading yui, whose typical kan'on reading is yū; see ゆうしょ below. Etymology templates: {{ja-glossary|kan'yōon}} kan'yōon, {{ja-glossary|kan'on}} kan'on Head templates: {{ja-noun|ゆいしょ}} 由(ゆい)緒(しょ) • (yuisho)
  1. history; pedigree; lineage
    Sense id: en-由緒-ja-noun-Zh1a-GrP Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kan'on, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 64 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kan'on: 60 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 59 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [jɯ̟iɕo̞], [jɯ̟ːɕo̞], [jɯ̟iɕo̞] Forms: 由緒 [canonical] (ruby: 由(ゆう), 緒(しょ)), yūsho [romanization], 由緖 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: Much less frequent version of yuisho above, using the kan'on reading of 由. Etymology templates: {{ja-glossary|kan'on}} kan'on Head templates: {{ja-noun|ゆうしょ}} 由(ゆう)緒(しょ) • (yūsho)
  1. (rare) alternative form of 由緒 (yuisho) Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: 由緒 (extra: yuisho)
    Sense id: en-由緒-ja-noun-gGoq4dNU Categories (other): Forms linking to themselves, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 75 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 30 70 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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