血縁(けつえん)

けつえん
noun
blood relation, kinship
1. blood relation, blood tie, kinship
A family connection through shared ancestry or biological descent, as opposed to connections through marriage or adoption.
二人(ふたり)には血縁(けつえん)関係(かんけい)がある。
The two are related by blood.
血縁(けつえん)のない子(こ)どもを自分(じぶん)の子(こ)として育(そだ)てた。
She raised a child with no blood relation as her own.
日本(にほん)の相続法(そうぞくほう)では、血縁(けつえん)関係(かんけい)の近(ちか)い親族(しんぞく)ほど相続(そうぞく)の優先順位(ゆうせんじゅんい)が高(たか)い。
In Japanese inheritance law, relatives with closer blood ties have higher priority in succession.

USAGE:
Often used in legal, family, and social contexts. In Japanese culture, 血縁(けつえん) ties have traditionally been important for inheritance, family registers, and social obligations.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 血縁(けつえん)関係(かんけい): blood relationship
  • 血縁(けつえん)者(しゃ): blood relative
  • 血縁(けつえん)がある: to be related by blood
  • 血縁(けつえん)がない: to have no blood relation
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