JLPT N4 · 11 strokes
Kanji 族: "tribe, family"
The kanji 族 means "tribe, family". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ゾク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゾク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tribe, family |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 393 of 2,501 |
Common words with 族
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 家族family
- 貴族nobility; aristocracy; peerage
- 一族family; relatives; dependents · household
- 親族relative; relation; kin
- 族tribe; race; people; family · group (of people who share a common feature); gang; lot; bunch
- 王族royalty; royal family
- 種族race; tribe; ethnic group · species; genus; family
- 魔族class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
- 民族people; race; nation; ethnic group
- 同族same family (race, tribe)
- 部族tribe
- 遺族bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
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