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How to say 'Relatives' in Japanese | 親族

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The Japanese word for Relatives is 'Shinzoku', written as 親族 in Japanese.'Relatives' in hiragana is しんぞく.

    word

    親族

    Meaning

    Relatives

    Reading

    しんぞく

    shinzoku

    Kanji

    親Parent 族Family

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '親族 (しんぞく)' refers to one's relatives or kin. It encompasses family members connected by blood, marriage, or adoption. This term is often used in formal or legal contexts, such as when discussing family relationships or inheritance. For example: I have many relatives「私には親族が多い」(わたしにはしんぞくがおおい). He is my closest relative「彼は私の最も近い親族です」(かれはわたしのいちばんちかいしんぞくです). The word can also appear in compound terms like '親族会議 (しんぞくかいぎ)' (family council).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5283

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 親族

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    親

    Meaning

    Parent

  • kanji

    族

    Meaning

    Family

Words Related to 親族 Through the Kanji 親

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 親 as well.

  • word

    親

    Meaning

    Parent

  • word

    母親

    Meaning

    Mother

  • word

    父親

    Meaning

    Father

  • word

    親切

    Meaning

    Kind

  • word

    不親切

    Meaning

    Unkind

  • word

    両親

    Meaning

    Parents

  • word

    親父

    Meaning

    Father, Old man

  • word

    親しい

    Meaning

    Close

  • word

    親類

    Meaning

    Relative

  • word

    親しむ

    Meaning

    Befriend

  • word

    親指

    Meaning

    Thumb

  • word

    親しみ

    Meaning

    Familiarity

  • word

    親子

    Meaning

    Parent child

  • word

    親戚

    Meaning

    Relative

  • word

    親善

    Meaning

    Friendship

  • word

    親友

    Meaning

    Best friend

Words Related to 親族 Through the Kanji 族

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 族 as well.

  • word

    家族

    Meaning

    Family

  • word

    民族

    Meaning

    Ethnicity

  • word

    族

    Meaning

    Group, Tribe

  • word

    水族館

    Meaning

    Aquarium

  • word

    貴族

    Meaning

    Nobility

  • word

    一族

    Meaning

    Clan, Family

  • word

    遺族

    Meaning

    Bereaved

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'Shinzoku' means 'Relatives' .

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