Kanji

族

tribe, family

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

方部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゾク

Nanori (Name Reading)

えだ, つぎ, つぐ

Common Readings

ゾク

Example sentences

家族 かぞく
私は家族と一緒に旅行に行くのが好きだ。

I like to go on trips with my family.

にとって にとって
私にとって、家族は一番大切なものです。

To me, family is the most important thing.

貴族 きぞく
彼はヨーロッパの古い貴族の家系に生まれた

He was born into an old European noble family.

没落 ぼつらく
その貴族の家系は時代の変化とともに没落した

That aristocratic family declined with the changing times.

ぞく
昔の日本では、夜遅くまで働く会社員を社用族と呼んでいた。

In old Japan, office workers who worked late into the night were called 'shayo-zoku' (corporate drones).

フン フン
アッティラはフン族の最も強力な王として知られている。

Attila is known as the most powerful king of the Huns.

一族 いちぞく
その古い館には、没落した一族が住んでいた。

In that old mansion lived a fallen clan.

家督 かとく
彼は若くして家督を継ぎ、一族の伝統を守り抜いた。

He succeeded to the family headship at a young age and protected the family traditions to the end.

王族 おうぞく
その城には今も王族が暮らしている。

Royal family members still live in that castle.

後胤 こういん
彼はかつての王族の後胤だという。

He is said to be a descendant of the former royal family.

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