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Meaning of 親戚(しんせき) in Japanese

親戚, 親せき
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
しんせき
Romaji
shinseki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    relative; relation; kin
    Example sentence
    、は、はい・・・ごめん、玲」「コラ。幾ら親戚はいえ、先輩医師よ?院内ちゃんとケジメをつけなさい Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz. "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"

Examples of 親戚, 親せき, しんせき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

16 strokes

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: おや, おや-, した.しい, した.しむ

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11 strokes

grieve

On'Yomi: ソク, セキ

Kun'Yomi: いた.む, うれ.える, みうち

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