Japanese

しんせき
Meaning: relative; relation; kin
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

親
戚

Example sentences

I went to my relative's house during the New Year holidays.
私たちは、結婚式の後の披露宴に親戚や友人を招待した。
We invited relatives and friends to the wedding reception after the ceremony.
祖父の三回忌の法要を執り行うために、親戚が集まった。
Relatives gathered to perform the memorial service for my grandfather's second anniversary of death.
祖父の三回忌に親戚が集まり、仏前で手を合わせた。
Relatives gathered for my grandfather's third anniversary and folded their hands in prayer before the Buddhist altar.
祖父の米寿を祝うために、親戚が一同に集まった。
Relatives gathered together to celebrate my grandfather's 88th birthday.

Usage Notes

Refers to people related by blood or marriage. Generally interchangeable with '親類' (shinrui).

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