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近代家族 (きんだいかぞく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
modern family ; nuclear family
Sociological term referring to the modern family structure, typically a nuclear family unit that emerged with industrialization, contrasting with extended family or traditional household systems.
この
論ろん
文ぶん
で
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日本にほん
の
近きん
代だい
家か
族ぞく
の
変へん
遷せん
を
分ぶん
析せき
し
て
いる
。
This paper analyzes the changes in the modern Japanese family.
Kanji 代 substitute, change, convert Similar words 核かく 家か 族ぞく 核家族 specifically means 'nuclear family' (parents and children), while 近代家族 is a broader sociological concept encompassing the historical and ideological aspects of the modern family.
大だい 家か 族ぞく 大家族 refers to an 'extended family' or large household, often seen as the traditional counterpart to the modern nuclear family.
Etymology Compound of 近代 (きんだい, 'modern') and 家族 (かぞく, 'family'). A calque from Western sociological terminology, likely from English 'modern family' or German 'moderne Familie'.
