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What does the kanji 族 mean?

族 means clan, family, tribe. On'yomi ゾク.

Quick facts
On'yomiゾク
Strokes11
Main radical方
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi ゾク
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

clan, family, tribe

Memory hook

Under one banner (方) a household gathers with its arrows (矢), all one blood — TRIBE, FAMILY.

Main radical

方direction 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 民族みんぞくethnic group, people, nation
  • 貴族きぞくaristocracy, nobility

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.