族
族 — Tribe
tribe, family
On’yomiゾク (zoku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 族
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
| 民族 | みんぞく minzoku | people; race; nation |
| 遺族 | いぞく izoku | bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased |
| 民族主義 | みんぞくしゅぎ minzokushugi | nationalism |
| 親族 | しんぞく shinzoku | relative; relation; kin |
| 一族 | いちぞく ichizoku | family; relatives; dependents |
Study notes
族 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #393 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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