(しんるい)

しんるい
noun
relatives, kin
1. relatives, family relations, kin
People related by blood or marriage.
The relatives gathered for a meal.
(とお)親類(しんるい)()った
I met a distant relative.
I attended a relative's wedding.
On New Year's, the relatives gather to celebrate the new year.
There's a doctor among my relatives, so I always consult with them when I'm not feeling well.

SIMILAR WORDS:

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (とお)親類(しんるい) (distant relative)
  • (ちか)親類(しんるい) (close relative)
  • 親類(しんるい)縁者(えんじゃ) (relatives and connections)

NOTE: 親戚(しんせき) is more commonly used in modern Japanese, but 親類(しんるい) is interchangeable.

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