Meaning

Primary

Relatives

Alternatives

Family Members, Kin

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What exactly are your parent relatives? Your own relatives! You're all kin, after all.

Reading

しんせき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

親戚はみんな日本に住んでいます。

All of my relatives live in Japan.

あなたの親戚はiPadでは何のブラウザを使っていますか。

Which browsers do your relatives use on their iPads?

なんとか飛行場で親戚を拾うことができました。

I barely managed to pick up my relative at the airport.

Kanji Composition