JLPT N3 · Noun

親戚 (shinseki)

親戚 (しんせき, shinseki) is a Japanese noun meaning “relative; relation”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しんせき
Romaji: shinseki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

relative; relation; kin · noun

Example sentences

クニ子は長井さんと親戚です。

Kuniko is related to Mr Nagai.

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

Kanji in 親戚

親

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

戚

grieve, relativesソク・セキ・いた.む・うれ.える · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 親戚.

両親りょうしんparents親おやparent親切しんせつkind親友しんゆうclose friend父親ちちおやfather母親ははおやmother親しいしたしいclose (e.g. friend)親指おやゆびthumb親類しんるいrelative肉親にくしんblood relationship親父おやじone's father親善しんぜんfriendship親しむしたしむto be intimate with

Source: JMdict entry 1365230 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.