noun
marriage between relatives; consanguineous marriage
Refers to marriage between blood relatives; often used in legal, anthropological, or historical contexts.
親族結婚は、国によって法律で禁止されている場合がある。
Marriage between relatives is prohibited by law in some countries.
歴史的に、王族の間では親族結婚がよく行われていた。
Historically, consanguineous marriage was common among royalty.
近親婚 is a more common term for marriage between close relatives, while 親族結婚 is a broader and more formal term that can include more distant relatives.
Compound of 親族 (しんぞく, 'relative') and 結婚 (けっこん, 'marriage'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is transparently formed from these elements.