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Meaning of (ぞく) in Japanese

Kana Reading
ぞく
Romaji
zoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    tribe; clan; band
    Example sentence
    南アフリカのズールー独自の言語持っている The Zulu tribe in South Africa has its own language.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (taxonomical) tribe
    Example sentence
    南アメリカにインカ呼ばれる人々がいる。 There are people called Incas in South America.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    group (of the periodic table)
    Example sentence
    マヤ人々ボールゴム作っていました。 The Mayas made their balls out of rubber.

Examples of 族, ぞく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

11 strokes

tribe, family

On'Yomi: ゾク

Kun'Yomi:

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