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近親 (kinshin) Japanese meaning: close relative | Kotomora

近きん親しん

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

close relative; near relative

Refers to immediate family or close blood relatives. Often used in legal, formal, or news contexts.

近きん親しん者しゃのみで葬そう儀ぎを行おこなった。

The funeral was held with only close relatives.

近きん親しん婚こんは法ほう律りつで禁きん止しされている。

Marriage between close relatives is prohibited by law.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の近きん親しんa close relative of someone
彼かの女じょは事じ件けんの被ひ害がい者しゃの近きん親しんです。
She is a close relative of the victim in the case.
近きん親しんの間あいだでamong close relatives
その病びょう気きは近きん親しんの間あいだでよく見みられる。
That illness is often seen among close relatives.

Kanji

近near, early, akin
親parent, intimacy, relative

Related words

親しん族ぞくN1
親族 covers relatives in general, even distant ones, while 近親 narrows this to close blood relations like parents, siblings, or children.
親しん戚せきN4
親戚 is the everyday word for relatives of any closeness, whereas 近親 is a more formal term restricted to close relatives.
家か族ぞくN5
家族 means one's immediate family living together, while 近親 can include close relatives who live separately.

Opposites

遠とお縁えん
遠縁 means a distant relative, the opposite of 近親, which means a close relative.

Don't confuse with

近きん縁えん
近縁 describes a close biological or taxonomic relationship (e.g. closely related species), while 近親 refers specifically to close human family relatives.
肉にく親しんN1
近親 refers more broadly to close relatives (including some by marriage) and is often used in set phrases like 近親者, while 肉親 strictly means blood family.
親しん近きん
近親 (same kanji reversed) refers specifically to close blood relatives/kinship, while 親近 more broadly covers becoming close, close friends or relatives, and even historical retainers.

Counted with

人にん
Individual 近親 (close relatives) are counted with 人, as in 近親者三人 (three close relatives).

Word family· 8

最さい近きん親しん
nearest relative; next of kin
近きん親しん姦かん
incest
近きん親しん婚こん
consanguineous marriage; marriage between close relatives
近きん親しん者しゃ
near relative; close family member

Etymology

Compound of 近 (close) and 親 (parent/relative), literally 'close relative'.

近きん親しん調ちょう

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近きん親しん交こう配はい
inbreeding
近きん親しん相そう姦かん
incest
近きん親しん結けっ婚こん
consanguineous marriage; marriage between close relatives