族
族
tribe, family
11 strokesFrequency 393JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ゾク
Nanori
つぎ
Dictionary
Common Words
1
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
Examples
彼は貴族の出である。
He springs from a noble family.
1
family; relatives; dependents
Examples
彼はその一族に縁がある。
He is related to the family.
2
household
1
relative; relation; kin
Examples
私の親族は皆この町に住んでいる。
All my relatives live in this city.
1
tribe; clan; band; family
Examples
6世紀にアングロ・サクソン族はローマ文字を採用した。
In the 6th century, the Anglo-Saxons adopted Roman characters.
2
ぞく only
(taxonomical) tribe
3
ぞく only
group (of the periodic table)
1
race; tribe; ethnic group
Examples
その島には未開種族がいる。
There are still some savage tribes on that island.
2
species; genus; family
Examples
虎は消滅しかかっている種族である。
The tiger is a vanishing species.
3
Astronomy
stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
1
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
Examples
「なに、アンタ疑ってんの」「だ、だってそんな、いきなり魔界とか魔族とか、信じろという方がおかしいよ」
"What? Are you doubting us?" "B-but, that is, suddenly 'spirit world', 'magical beings' - it's strange to ask me to believe."
1
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
Examples
アジアにはたくさんの民族がいる。
There are many people in Asia.
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