Japanese symbol for “kinship”

親族関係

しんぞくかんけい

Romaji: shinzokukankei

kinship

In Japanese, kinship is 親族関係, read しんぞくかんけい (shinzokukankei).

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Meanings

n kinship

Kanji and stroke order

親

parent, intimacy, relative

on: シン
kun: おや、おや-、した.しい、した.しむ

16 strokes · JLPT 3

族

tribe, family

on: ゾク

11 strokes · JLPT 3

関

connection, barrier, gateway

on: カン
kun: せき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり

14 strokes · JLPT 2

係

person in charge, connection, duty

on: ケイ
kun: かか.る、かかり、-がかり、かか.わる

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
母親	ははおや hahaoya	mother
父親	ちちおや chichioya	father
両親	りょうしん ryoushin	parents; both parents
親子	おやこ oyako	parent and child
親友	しんゆう shin'yuu	close friend; bosom friend; buddy
親族	しんぞく shinzoku	relative; relation; kin
家族	かぞく kazoku	family
民族	みんぞく minzoku	people; race; nation
関係	かんけい kankei	relation; relationship; connection
係長	かかりちょう kakarichou	subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk

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.