族ぞく

noun, used as a suffix

tribe; race; people; family

Suffix used for ethnic, racial, or familial groups. Often appears in compounds like 漢族 (Han Chinese) or 家族 (family).

• モンゴル族ぞくの伝でん統とう的てきな生せい活かつ様よう式しきを学まなぶ。

  Learn about the traditional lifestyle of the Mongol tribe.

• 彼かれは漢かん族ぞくの出しゅっ身しんだ。

  He is of Han Chinese descent.

noun, used as a suffix

group; gang; bunch

Suffix for a group of people sharing a characteristic, often with a slightly informal or derogatory nuance. Common in words like 暴走族 (biker gang) or 社用族 (expense-account crowd).

• あの連れん中ちゅうはいつもつるんでいる族ぞくだ。

  Those guys are a bunch that always hang out together.

• 彼かれは社しゃ用よう族ぞくで、よく高たかい店みせで食しょく事じをしている。

  He's part of the expense-account crowd, often dining at expensive restaurants.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

tribe (taxonomic rank)

Zoological term for a taxonomic rank between subfamily and genus. Used as a standalone noun or suffix in scientific contexts.

See also: 連

• この分ぶん類るいでは、族ぞくは亜あ科かと属ぞくの間あいだに位い置ちする。

  In this classification, tribe is positioned between subfamily and genus.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

group (periodic table)

Chemistry term for a column in the periodic table. Used as a standalone noun or suffix.

• ハロゲン族ぞく元げん素そは反はん応のう性せいが高たかい。

  Halogen group elements are highly reactive.