Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 〈 部ぶ 族ぞく 〉 に 属ぞく する for someone to belong to a tribe
He belongs to an Amazonian tribe.
部ぶ 族ぞく 間かん で 〈 事こと 〉 が 起お こる for something (e.g. conflict) to occur between tribes
Conflicts are occurring between tribes in that region.
〈 部ぶ 族ぞく 〉 を 統とう 治ち する to rule or govern a tribe
The king ruled over several tribes.
Related words· 6 民族 refers to a larger ethnic group united by language and shared history, while 部族 denotes a smaller, often traditional subgroup within such a people.
種族 is a broader, sometimes biological or classificatory term for a race or species-like group, whereas 部族 specifically means a tribe defined by kinship and shared leadership.
一族 focuses on an extended family or lineage, while 部族 is a wider social unit that can include many unrelated families.
部族 refers to an ethnic tribe with shared culture or ancestry, whereas クラン more often denotes a smaller kinship or in-game group.
Show 2 more Show fewer 部族 refers to a tribe defined by shared culture, territory, or political organization, whereas 氏族 emphasizes descent from a common ancestor within a kinship structure.
部族 is a general word for a tribe or ethnic group regardless of lifestyle, whereas 遊牧民族 specifically means a tribe that lives a nomadic, herding life.
Etymology Compound of 部 (ぶ , 'section, group') and 族 (ぞく , 'family, tribe'). The combination straightforwardly means 'tribe' or 'clan'.
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