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What is the Kanji for 'Family'? | 族

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Family', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Family' is 族.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Family

    Reading

    onyomiぞく

    zoku

    Parts

    Direction Arrow 𠂉Person (人)

    Example Word

    族: group or tribe. The Japanese suffix '族 (ぞく)' is used to denote a group or category of people who share a common characteristic, interest, or behavior. It can be attached to various nouns to form new words that describe specific social groups or communities. For example, the word '社畜族 (しゃちくぞく)' refers to corporate slaves or overworked employees「社畜族は長時間労働を強いられる」(しゃちくぞくはちょうじかんろうどうをしいられる). Another example is 'オタク族 (おたくぞく)', which refers to otaku or people with obsessive interests「オタク族はアニメや漫画に詳しい」(おたくぞくはアニメやまんがにくわしい). This suffix is versatile and can be used in both formal and informal contexts to describe various social phenomena.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    552

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 3 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Direction

    kanji

    Meaning

    Arrow

    radical

    𠂉

    Meaning

    Person

    Radical Form Of

Words Using

This kanji is used in 8 words:

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 13 kanji contain the part 方 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Travel

    kanji

    Meaning

    Alms, Carry out

    kanji

    Meaning

    Visit

    kanji

    Meaning

    Release

    kanji

    Meaning

    Prevent, Defend

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hinder, Disturb

    kanji

    Meaning

    Boy, Sonny

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tassel, Chamber

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fat, Obese

    kanji

    Meaning

    Flag

    kanji

    Meaning

    Gyrate, Rotation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Spin, Spinning

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fragrant, Perfume

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 6 kanji contain the part 矢 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Know

    kanji

    Meaning

    Short

    kanji

    Meaning

    Doctor

    kanji

    Meaning

    Correct, Straighten

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rapidly, Disease

    kanji

    Meaning

    Marquis, Feudal lord

Kanji Related to Through the Part 𠂉

These 8 kanji contain the part 𠂉 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Life

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bamboo

    kanji

    Meaning

    Arrow

    kanji

    Meaning

    Make

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cow

    kanji

    Meaning

    Noon

    kanji

    Meaning

    Every

    kanji

    Meaning

    Travel

Learn the Kanji

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What does 族 mean?

族 means 'Family'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.