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同族関係 (どうぞくかんけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

同どう族ぞく関かん係けい

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ぞ

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Meanings

1

consanguinity; blood relationship

Refers to a relationship by blood or common ancestry. Often used in legal, anthropological, or formal contexts.

同どう族ぞく関かん係けいにある者もの同

どう

士し

の

結けっ

婚こん

は

法ほう

律りつ

で

禁きん

止し

さ

れ

て

いる

場ば

合あい

が

ある

。

Marriage between people who are related by blood is sometimes prohibited by law.

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
族tribe, family
関connection, barrier, gateway
係person in charge, connection, duty

Related words

血けつ縁えん
血縁 also means blood relationship but is more common in everyday and legal contexts. 同族関係 is more formal and often used in anthropological or sociological discussions.

Built from

同どう族ぞく+関かん係けい

Etymology

Compound of 同族 (same family/clan) and 関係 (relationship). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with blood ties.