"家族" meaning in Japanese

See 家族 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ka̠zo̞kɯ̟] Forms: 家族 [canonical] (ruby: (), (ぞく)), kazoku [romanization]
Etymology: Ultimately from Middle Chinese 家族 (MC kae dzuwk). However, not attested until 1808, so possibly a borrowing from modern written Chinese 家族 (jiāzú) with the expected Japanese reading applied. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=かぞく}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|家族}} 家族 (MC kae dzuwk), {{cog|zh|家族}} Chinese 家族 (jiāzú) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かぞく}} 家(か)族(ぞく) • (kazoku)
  1. a family, a household Wikipedia link: Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: 御家族, ご家族 (go-kazoku) [honorific]
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Download raw JSONL data for 家族 meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)

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