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What does 親戚 (しんせき, shinseki) mean?

親戚 (しんせき, shinseki) means relative, family member.

Quick facts
Readingしんせき
Romajishinseki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しんせき
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshinseki

relative, family member

Genki 16Genki
  1. 1noun relative; relation; kin

Example sentences

  • He is a distant relative of my mother's.

  • Relatives all gather together during the New Year holidays.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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