JLPT N1 · Noun

肉親 (nikushin)

肉親 (にくしん, nikushin) is a Japanese noun meaning “blood relationship; blood relative”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: にくしん
Romaji: nikushin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

blood relationship; blood relative · noun

Example sentences

人々は行方不明の肉親の知らせを気にかけていた。

People were anxious for news of missing relatives.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 肉親

肉

meatニク・しし · 6 strokes

親

parent, intimacy, relativeシン・おや・おや- · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 肉親.

肉にくflesh牛肉ぎゅうにくbeef鶏肉とりにくchicken meat豚肉ぶたにくpork筋肉きんにくmuscle皮肉ひにくirony肉体にくたいthe body両親りょうしんparents親おやparent親切しんせつkind親戚しんせきrelative親友しんゆうclose friend父親ちちおやfather母親ははおやmother

Source: JMdict entry 1463640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.