noun
relations with relatives; socializing with relatives
Refers to the ongoing social interactions and obligations among extended family members, such as visits, greetings, and gift exchanges.
お盆には親戚付き合いで忙しくなる。
During Obon, I get busy with socializing with relatives.
最近は親戚付き合いが減っている家庭も多い。
These days, many families have less contact with their relatives.
noun
treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms as if relatives
Used when a close friend or neighbor is treated with the same familiarity and obligation as a blood relative, often implying a deep, family-like bond.
彼とは親戚付き合いのような関係で、何でも話せる。
I have a relationship with him like that of relatives; we can talk about anything.
Compound of 親戚 (しんせき, 'relative') and 付き合い (つきあい, 'socializing, association'). The reading づきあい is a result of rendaku (sequential voicing).