親しん戚せき関かん係けい

Meanings

kinship relations; extended family ties

Refers to the web of relationships among relatives, or collectively to the members of one's extended family. Often used in contexts like family gatherings, inheritance, or social obligations.

お正しょう月がつには親しん戚せき関かん係けいが集あつまって食しょく事じをします。
During New Year's, the extended family gets together for a meal.
親しん戚せき関かん係けいが複ふく雑ざつで、誰だれが誰だれだか覚おぼえられない。
The family relations are so complicated that I can't remember who is who.

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Kanji

親parent, intimacy, relative
戚grieve, relatives
関connection, barrier, gateway
係person in charge, connection, duty

Related words

親しん族ぞく
親族 is a more formal or legal term for 'relatives' or 'kin', often used in official contexts like family registers or inheritance law. 親戚関係 is a broader, everyday term for the network of extended family and the relationships among them.
親しん類るい
親類 is a common word for 'relative' or 'kin', similar to 親戚. 親戚関係 emphasizes the relational aspect or the collective group, while 親類 can refer to individual relatives.

Built from

親しん戚せき+関かん係けい

Etymology

Compound of 親戚 (しんせき, 'relatives') and 関係 (かんけい, 'relations'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; both components are standard Sino-Japanese words.