六ろく親しん

noun

the six blood relations

A traditional Confucian term referring to the six closest family relationships: father, mother, elder brother, younger brother, wife, and child. Rare in modern everyday conversation; mainly encountered in historical, literary, or legal contexts.

• 六ろく親しんとは、父ちち、母はは、兄あに、弟おとうと、妻つま、子このことを指さす。

  The six blood relations refer to father, mother, elder brother, younger brother, wife, and child.