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Family, Tribe, Group, Clan

JLPT N4

Interesting Fact

⚔️ Before Japan became a unified nation, powerful samurai families formed large clans known as zoku. Famous clans like the Minamoto and Taira fought for control of Japan, and a family's name often determined a warrior's allies, enemies, and destiny. To belong to a clan meant having an identity larger than yourself.

Memory Trick

🏴🏹 A great clan marches into battle carrying inverse flag while every warrior carries an arrow.

Readings

Onyomi: ゾク (zoku)

Kunyomi:

Example Words

家族
かぞく (kazoku)
Family
民族
みんぞく (minzoku)
Ethnic group
一族
いちぞく (ichizoku)
Clan
親族
しんぞく (shinzoku)
Relatives

Example Sentence

私の 家族は 五人です。

わたしの かぞくは ごにんです。

watashi no kazoku wa gonin desu

There are five people in my family.

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