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縁家 (えんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

縁えん家か

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か

Meanings

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noun

related family; family connected by marriage or blood

Refers to a family that is related through marriage or blood ties. Often used in formal or genealogical contexts.

彼かれは縁えん家かの集あつまりに出しゅっ席せきした。
He attended a gathering of related families.
縁えん家かとの付つき合あいを大たい切せつにしている。
I value my relationships with related families.

Kanji

縁affinity, relation, connection
家house, home, family

Similar words

親しん戚せき
親戚 refers to relatives in general, while 縁家 specifically emphasizes the family unit as a whole that is related.
姻いん戚せき
姻戚 specifically means relatives by marriage, whereas 縁家 can include both blood and marriage ties.

Etymology

Compound of 縁 (en, 'connection, relation') and 家 (ka, 'family, house'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with the idea of a family linked by ties of blood or marriage.