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親戚

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

親戚 — “relative, relation”

親戚 (read しんせき) means relative, relation. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しんせき

Meaning

relative, relation

親戚 in a sentence

お正月しょうがつに親戚しんせきが集まりあつまります。

Relatives gather at New Year's.

The kanji in 親戚

親parent; close/intimate

Words that share a kanji with 親戚

両親りょうしん— parents (lit., both parents)
親しいしたしい— close, intimate, friendly
親おや— parent(s)
親切しんせつ— kind, gentle, considerate
親友しんゆう— close friend, best friend
父親ちちおや— father
母親ははおや— mother
親指おやゆび— thumb

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