族

Reading

Kana: ぞく

Romaji: zoku

Definitions

noun

n-suf

1

tribe; clan; band

2

(taxonomical) tribe

3

group (of the periodic table)

Kanji

族

Reading: ゾク

Meanings: tribe, family

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は大(だい)家族(かぞく)だ。

➥He has a large family.

何(なん)人(にん)家族(かぞく)ですか。

➥How many people are there in your family?

彼(かれ)は家族(かぞく)を捨(す)てた。

➥He abandoned his family.

家族(かぞく)は４人(にん)です。

➥We are a family of four.

彼(かれ)は純粋(じゅんすい)の貴族(きぞく)だ。

➥He's a genuine aristocrat.

彼(かれ)の所(ところ)は大(だい)家族(かぞく)だ。

➥His family is large.