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一族 (いちぞく, ichizoku) Japanese meaning: family | Kotomora
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げい
術じゅつ
家か
の
一いち
族ぞく
に
生う
まれ
た
。
He was born into a family of famous artists.
A clan that has continued since ancient times lives in that village.
Usage patterns 一いち 族ぞく を 挙あ げて 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something as an entire clan/family
The whole clan came together to celebrate.
一いち 族ぞく の 長ちょう を 務つと める to serve as the head of the clan
He serves as the head of the clan.
一いち 族ぞく が 滅ほろ びる for a clan or family line to die out
That clan was wiped out amid the wars.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 一いち 族ぞく に 生う まれる to be born into someone's clan or family line
He was born into a samurai clan.
Related words· 11 家族 refers to the immediate nuclear family living together, while 一族 covers a broader extended clan or lineage.
親族 is a formal/legal term for relatives by blood or marriage, whereas 一族 emphasizes shared lineage and clan identity.
一家 focuses on a single household or family unit living together, while 一族 extends to the wider clan beyond one household.
氏族 is an anthropological/historical term for a clan grouped by surname or descent, whereas 一族 is the everyday word for such a group.
Show 7 more 同族 stresses belonging to the same lineage or group (often used for companies or animals too), while 一族 is used specifically for human family clans.
一族 is the standard Japanese word for a family lineage or clan, while クラン is a loanword mainly used for foreign, fantasy, or gaming clans.
一族 stresses blood relations and extended family, while 一門 can also include non-blood members like disciples or followers.
一族 is a regular noun meaning a family or clan group, while 氏 in this sense attaches directly to a surname, especially in historical contexts.
Etymology Compound of 一 (いち, 'one') and 族 (ぞく, 'tribe, family'), literally meaning 'one family/clan'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling conventionally represents a unified family group.
大家族 focuses on the size and closeness of a household, while 一族 refers more broadly to an entire clan or lineage, including distant relatives.
一族 focuses on an extended family or lineage, while 部族 is a wider social unit that can include many unrelated families.
一族 refers to a whole clan or lineage sharing a surname or ancestry, while 親戚 refers to individual relatives without implying a unified clan.
