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noun[C]
a relative; relatives or kin, especially people connected by blood or marriage outside the immediate family
shinseki
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Japanese compound of 親, meaning “parent; kin; close,” and 戚, meaning “relative; kin.”
Examples
週末に親戚が集まります。
shūmatsu ni shinseki ga atsumarimasu.
My relatives will gather on the weekend.
親戚の家に泊まりました。
shinseki no ie ni tomarimashita.
I stayed at a relative’s house.
彼女は遠い親戚です。
kanojo wa tōi shinseki desu.
She is a distant relative.
Character Breakdown
親
shin
parent; kin; close
戚
seki
relative; kin
Collocations
遠い親戚
近い親戚
親戚の家
親戚付き合い
親戚一同
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