Biological taxonomy term; the rank between family and species.
The genus Homo is also called the human genus.
This plant belongs to the genus Rosa.
The giant panda is classified in the genus Ailuropoda.
属 (ぞく) is the taxonomic rank 'genus', one level below 族 (ぞく) 'tribe', and the two are easily mixed up because they share the same reading and appear together in biological classification.
Standard kanji spelling for the biological genus.
From Middle Chinese 屬 (d͡ʑɨok̚). The kanji 属 is a simplified form used in modern Japanese.
direct control; direct supervision; under the direct authority of
family; dependents; household · follower; retainer; underling
reassignment; transfer (within an organization)
subordination; servitude; slavery · subordinate; underling
vassal state; dependency
civilian military employee
personal; individual; person-based
same genus; congeneric; same kind
ascendant; direct ancestor
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
connection; relation; affiliation · pendency (of a lawsuit)
attribute; property; characteristic · attribute (computing) · alignment (RPG) · element (game); type (damage); affinity · character type (slang) · fondness (for); fetish (slang)
subgenus
becoming a vassal state; submitting to and settling in another country · inherence
lineal descendant; descendant in the direct line
dominant seventh chord
subordinate official; staff member under one's authority
attached tool; accessory; appliance
generic name; genus name · generic name
subordinate official; petty official
territorial