遺い族ぞく

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Meanings

bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

Refers to the family members left behind after someone has died. Common in news, legal, and condolence contexts.

〈人ひと〉の遺い族ぞくthe bereaved family of (a deceased person)
事じ故こで亡なくなった人ひとの遺い族ぞくが記き者しゃ会かい見けんを行おこなった。
The bereaved family of the person who died in the accident held a press conference.
遺い族ぞくに謝しゃ罪ざいするto apologize to the bereaved family
会かい社しゃは遺い族ぞくに謝しゃ罪ざいし、再さい発はつ防ぼう止しを約やく束そくした。
The company apologized to the bereaved family and promised to prevent a recurrence.
遺い族ぞくが損そん害がい賠ばい償しょうを求もとめるthe bereaved family seeks damages/compensation
遺い族ぞくは病びょう院いんに対たいして損そん害がい賠ばい償しょうを求もとめて提てい訴そした。
The bereaved family filed a lawsuit against the hospital seeking damages.
遺い族ぞくの心しん情じょうを思おもうto be mindful of the bereaved family's feelings
報ほう道どうの際さいには遺い族ぞくの心しん情じょうを思おもって配はい慮りょすべきだ。
When reporting the news, one should be considerate of the bereaved family's feelings.

喪そう家か
喪家 is a somewhat literary term for a household in mourning, while 遺族 is the standard, broader word for the surviving family members themselves.

遺い児じ
遺族 refers to the whole surviving family of a deceased person, while 遺児 specifically means a child left behind after a parent's death.
遺い産さんN1
遺族 refers to the people left behind, while 遺産 (sharing the same 遺 kanji) refers to the property or estate they inherit.
未み亡ぼう人じん
遺族 means the bereaved family as a whole, while 未亡人 refers specifically to the surviving wife.

Compound of 遺 (い, 'leave behind') and 族 (ぞく, 'family'). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of a family left behind after a death.