one's wife, children, and other relations; one's whole family
A yojijukugo referring to one's immediate and extended family, often used in formal or literary contexts.
He worked hard to support his wife, children, and other family members.
Many people were separated from their whole families due to the war.
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
Variant spelling using 族 instead of 属; less common.
A yojijukugo composed of 妻子 (wife and children) and 眷属 (family dependents, household). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a literary compound used to refer to one's entire family.