Japanese symbol for “dependents”
一族
いちぞく
Romaji: ichizoku
family; relatives; dependents
In Japanese, dependents is 一族, read いちぞく (ichizoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n family; relatives; dependents
- n household
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dependents”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眷属 | けんぞく kenzoku | (one's) family; dependents; household |
| 係累 | けいるい keirui | dependents; family members that one has to support |
| 纏縛 | てんばく tenbaku | family; dependents; household |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
| 民族 | みんぞく minzoku | people; race; nation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dependents”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.