血けつ族ぞく

noun

blood relative; kin by blood

Refers to relatives connected by blood, as opposed to in-laws (姻族). Often used in legal, genealogical, or formal contexts.

See also: 姻族

• 血けつ族ぞくと姻いん族ぞくでは、法ほう律りつ上じょうの扱あつかいが異ことなる。

  Blood relatives and relatives by marriage are treated differently under the law.

• 彼かれは遠とおい血けつ族ぞくに当あたる。

  He is a distant blood relative.