六ろく親しん眷けん属ぞく

Meanings

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noun

all one's relatives; kith and kin

A somewhat formal or literary term encompassing both blood relatives and relatives by marriage. Often used in contexts discussing family ties or obligations.

六ろく親しん眷けん属ぞくが集あつまって新しん年ねんを祝いわった。
All the relatives gathered to celebrate the New Year.

belong, genus, subordinate official

Similar words

親しん族ぞく
親族 is a more common, everyday term for 'relatives', while 六親眷属 is a formal, literary expression emphasizing the entirety of one's kin.
親しん類るい
親類 is a general term for relatives, less formal than 六親眷属 and without the nuance of including both blood and marriage ties explicitly.

Etymology

The term originates from Buddhist and classical Chinese texts, where 六親 refers to six categories of close relatives (father, mother, elder brother, younger brother, wife, child) and 眷属 means 'family dependents' or 'household'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the compound is used in Japanese to mean all of one's relatives.