second degree of kinship
Legal term referring to relatives two steps away in the family tree, such as siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren. Used in contexts like inheritance law and family registration.
Under the Civil Code, siblings are relatives of the second degree of kinship.
Relatives within the second degree of kinship may become heirs.
Third degree of kinship (uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces). 二親等 is closer than 三親等.
Standard kanji spelling for legal and formal contexts.
Numerical variant using Arabic numeral 2; seen in some legal or simplified documents.
Compound of 二 (ni, 'two'), 親 (shin, 'parent' or 'close relative'), and 等 (tō, 'degree' or 'rank'). The term is a modern legal coinage based on the concept of degrees of kinship.