(かぞくあい)

かぞくあい
noun
family love; love for one's family
1. family love; love for one's family; familial love
The affection and bond shared among family members.
家族愛(かぞくあい)にあふれた映画(えいが)だ。
It's a movie full of family love.
家族愛(かぞくあい)大切(たいせつ)さを(あらた)めて(かん)じた。
I felt anew the importance of family love.
(かれ)作品(さくひん)にはいつも(ふか)家族愛(かぞくあい)(えが)かれている。
Deep family love is always depicted in his works.

家族愛(かぞくあい) is a compound of 家族(かぞく) (family) + (あい) (love). It refers to the emotional bonds within a family unit — love between parents and children, between siblings, and among extended family members.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 家族愛(かぞくあい)にあふれる: to be full of family love
  • 家族愛(かぞくあい)(かん)じる: to feel family love
  • (ふか)家族愛(かぞくあい): deep family love
  • 家族愛(かぞくあい)(えが)く: to depict family love

PATTERN:
The ~(あい) suffix forms many compound nouns: 夫婦愛(ふうふあい) (marital love), 親子愛(おやこあい) (parent-child love), 郷土愛(きょうどあい) (love of one's hometown), 自己愛(じこあい) (self-love).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 親子愛(おやこあい): parent-child love — more specific to the parent-child relationship
  • 愛情(あいじょう): affection; love — more general, not limited to family